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British Woman Faces Dubai Jail Over Facebook Insult
Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was arrested at a Dubai airport after flying there to attend her former husband's funeral. He was Portuguese, his new wife, Tunisian.
The British woman faces prosecution over two Facebook comments she posted in the UK on pictures of her husband remarrying in 2016.
Under the UAE's cyber-crime laws, a person can be jailed or fined for making defamatory statements on social media.
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /news/u k-47847 740
Far reaching laws. Should our Foreign Office advise those contemplating travel to Dubai to check social media accounts before booking flights?
The British woman faces prosecution over two Facebook comments she posted in the UK on pictures of her husband remarrying in 2016.
Under the UAE's cyber-crime laws, a person can be jailed or fined for making defamatory statements on social media.
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Far reaching laws. Should our Foreign Office advise those contemplating travel to Dubai to check social media accounts before booking flights?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.DD "Dubai markets itself as a holiday destination, and yet how many times have we heard of people getting into hot water over something that is trivial. " - Tourist boards the world over have the same problem. Market the country as a tourist destination then watch immigration and local law enforcement undo all your good work. The US is one of the worst I've been to.
danny, I know someone said that but should it apply? Quite recently someone in Austria was charged with blasphemy (unfairly in my opinion, but that's beside the point). Does that mean that Austria has a right to arrest anyone from the UK who has expressed what could be construed as 'blasphemous' opinions - despite there being no UK law against it?
"....The chief executive of Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling, told BBC News that both her organisation and the Foreign Office (FCO) had asked the complainant to withdraw the allegation, but she had refused...."
withdraw fb insult (with 'w') & save our tax costs via FO plea, or remain absent from dter & jailed! Why should we be dragged into her vindictivness?
withdraw fb insult (with 'w') & save our tax costs via FO plea, or remain absent from dter & jailed! Why should we be dragged into her vindictivness?
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