British Tourist Jailed
In Dubai And Is Facing 3-Years In Prison For Drinking
Alcohol And Accidentally Bumping Into A Man
The Government Of Dubai Needs To Let
Him Go
October 10. 2017
Patricia Harron (left), Graham Harron
(center) and their son Jamie Harron (right)
Patricia and Graham Harron are the
distraught parents of Jamie Harron, a British tourist to
Dubai, who was arrested over an innocuous incident. Harron's
parents are now warning the public against visiting Dubai, a
nation in the United Arab Emirates. Harron's parents are in
a state of disbelief and anger that their son has been
arrested over an incident that occurred in a Dubai bar.
Harron was arrested, after he was unsteady
on his feet while walking through a crowded bar in Dubai,
while holding a drink and accidentally touched a man's hip
in trying to steady himself. Harron has been detained for
the past three months in a Dubai jail and is outrageously
facing 3-years in prison. Previously,
the Judiciary Report warned about tourists going to nations
such as Dubai, as it could result in imprisonment
for things that are not offenses in western nations.
The London Evening Standard reported, "His
representatives said legal troubles began when he was
arrested for alleged public indecency and drinking alcohol
at the Rock Bottom Bar on July 15. He is said to have been
moving through the crowded bar holding a drink, with his
hand in front of him to avoid spillage, when he 'touched a
man on his hip to avoid impact. Mr Harron, from Stirling,
had been working in Afghanistan and was on a two-day
stopover in Dubai when the incident happened. He is said to
have since lost his job and has spent more than £30,000 in
expenses and legal fees."
I do not agree with this arrest at all. The
Dubai government need to release Harron. He did not attack
or assault anyone. Harron's life has been disrupted and he
now has a criminal record abroad over drinking alcohol and
an accidental touch of someone's hip, after becoming
unsteady in a bar. It is outrageous to detain a tourist for
that.
The Dubai government is running ads all over
the West imploring people to come to their nation, as they
want the tourist revenues, but there have been so many
arrests of western tourists once they get there. It is very
unfair. The two ways of life are not compatible and people
from the West need to be careful. It's not worth the risk.
People from the West drink alcohol on
vacation, but they can arrest you in Dubai for doing so.
People from the West have sex while on vacation, but they
can arrest you in Dubai for fornicating. People from the
West kiss while on vacation, but they can arrest you for
kissing in public, as it is considered indecent under Dubai
law. There are Americans, Britons, Australians, Africans and
Europeans locked up in prisons for doing things such as
drinking alcohol, kissing and or having sex while on
vacation in Dubai.
If you are a woman and are raped while on
vacation or temporarily working in Dubai, you will be thrown
in prison for fornication and could be forced to remain
incarcerated for years. It has happened to a number of
people. In the West, the man goes to prison if convicted of
rape. In Middle Eastern nations such as Dubai, women are
considered to be half the worth of a man (literally and
financially) and in cases of rape, the woman is
automatically blamed and punished under the law with
imprisonment (even if it is an underage female victim).
Therefore, as a woman or man from the West,
you are taking a huge risk going on vacation or temporarily
working in nations such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar in the
Middle East or
North Korea, as
you mostly likely will unintentionally break the law and
quite easily, due to the strict customs in said regions.
It's not worth your freedom or the trauma that could ensue.
STORY SOURCE
Parents of young Brit facing jail for ‘touching man’s
hip': Don’t go to Dubai
8 hours ago - The anxious parents of a young
British man held in Dubai after allegedly bumping into a man
in a bar have told of their ordeal and said: “People have to
stop visiting this country.” Jamie Harron was arrested after
putting his hand on a man’s hip so he didn’t “bump and spill
drinks” and now faces a three-year prison sentence, his
lawyers said. The 27-year-old was locked up for five days
before being released and having his passport seized by
officials in the Gulf state, campaign group Detained in
Dubai said.
Now the Scotsman is stranded awaiting the
outcome of court hearings as he racks up expensive legal
costs. Since his arrest nearly two months ago on July 15,
the electrician’s family have been mounting a desperate
effort to get him home. Dad Graham said: “Patricia and I
have not been able to relax for a moment. We never dreamed
we would have to face something like this. I wanted him to
tell his story to the press but he really did not think it
would be necessary.
“We can't believe that this nightmare has
gone on for three months. Jamie is a good boy. He has never
been a problem and never in trouble. “We are a very close
family and it is killing us to think of him spending even
three nights in jail, let alone three years.”..."People have
to stop visiting that country. Since Jamie was arrested, I
have researched and found that this is more common than any
of us think.”
His representatives said legal troubles
began when he was arrested for alleged public indecency and
drinking alcohol at the Rock Bottom Bar on July 15. He is
said to have been moving through the crowded bar holding a
drink, with his hand in front of him to avoid spillage, when
he "touched a man on his hip to avoid impact"...
https://www.standard.co.uk
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