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There are soooo many UAE arrest stories. All the following are non-muslim non-citizen people, so they can't claim any kind of citizen or religious jurisdiction:

by 323 5y ago

There are soooo many UAE arrest stories. All the following are non-muslim non-citizen people, so they can't claim any kind of citizen or religious jurisdiction: - A woman had a glass of wine while flying to UAE on UAE own airline!!!! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/11/woman-arrested-with-daughter-in-dubai-over-drinking-wine-is-released https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/11/woman-arrest... - A guy accidentally touches the hip of another guy in a club https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/22/briton-jailed-for-three-months-in-dubai-for-touching-mans-hip https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/22/briton-jailed-... - A non-married couple kissing in a restaurant https://abcnews.go.com/International/TheLaw/kissing-couple-faces-jail-time-dubai/story?id=10103627 https://abcnews.go.com/International/TheLaw/kissing-couple-f... And on and on and on. Typically, if you are the citizen of a powerful country (US, UK, EU, ...) they will let you off with a fine. If you are the citizen of a less powerful country, like this Lebanon doctor, you go to jail.

aliswe 5y ago
#1: The swedish iranian woman travelled without a valid passport and started filming the security guard when questioned about it. #2: Sounds like at least one of them was pretty drunk. Men regularly walk hand in had in arab societies, even only holding the pinky! Given that its the same source as #1, I wont hold my breath. #3 "a simple peck on the cheek" are you kidding me? ever been to Dubai?!
fmajid 5y ago
No, being a British citizen did not protect Matthew Hedges from being sentenced to life imprisonment on trumped up charges of espionage (he was eventually pardoned and released): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Matthew_Hedges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Matthew_Hedges Western governments are as craven in appeasing the UAE and Saudi kleptocracies, because of their wealth, as poor countries like India or Pakistan that hire themselves as mercenaries for the emirs dirty work (like kidnapping princess Latina of Dubai). Calling them medieval would be a grave insult to the Dark Ages.
- fmajid 5y ago
  Princess Latifa, not Latina. Pesky autocorrect...

by 323 5y ago

aliswe 5y ago

#1: The swedish iranian woman travelled without a valid passport and started filming the security guard when questioned about it. #2: Sounds like at least one of them was pretty drunk. Men regularly walk hand in had in arab societies, even only holding the pinky! Given that its the same source as #1, I wont hold my breath. #3 "a simple peck on the cheek" are you kidding me? ever been to Dubai?!

fmajid 5y ago

No, being a British citizen did not protect Matthew Hedges from being sentenced to life imprisonment on trumped up charges of espionage (he was eventually pardoned and released): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Matthew_Hedges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Matthew_Hedges Western governments are as craven in appeasing the UAE and Saudi kleptocracies, because of their wealth, as poor countries like India or Pakistan that hire themselves as mercenaries for the emirs dirty work (like kidnapping princess Latina of Dubai). Calling them medieval would be a grave insult to the Dark Ages.

fmajid 5y ago
Princess Latifa, not Latina. Pesky autocorrect...