Football coach jailed for 25 years in Dubai

[PannickAtTheDisco]

And ban Internet trolling too?

If it gets rid of you, sure. Leaving the place to truth tellers like me will make it a much better place.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Is Dubai a sovereign territory? If so can they set their own laws and own and own punishments?

Despite how people from other territories feel about it then its their country and its their laws - does anyone disagree that a sovereign territory should not have jurisdiction over its own laws and punishments?

It’s not about whether they are a sovereign country. I'm not saying I should have a role in shaping their laws I'm saying it's probably right that the majority of the population who aren't citizens have some role as well. The biggest groups of immigrants are people from India or Pakistan, not white Europeans.

Or do think it's fair to have 15% who are important and the rest don't matter?

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Does it matter?

You are missing the point. What he did (smuggling cannabis vape for personal use) is still illegal in the UK. But harsh punishment for this kind of offence isn't really fair is it?

If Dubai want to go back in time to their strict Islamic paradise maybe they should kick out all the foreign nationals and stop being such fucking hypocrites. Note this doesn't apply to Saudi Arabia, because citizens are still the majority (and majority of foreign workers are other Arab nationities).

Why do you think they punish foreign tourists and ex pats harshly for these offences, is it a way of showing the younger generation of Emiratis (who are less conservative) that establishment/authorities mean business and not to step out of line?

Did you know that just having illegal drugs in your system is a criminal offence in dubai? You don't actually have to be in physical possession.

Is that seriously true? Going there mid November through a works thing we qualified for but not that keen on going. got any links to that? Assuming it’s not random stops at the arrivals is it?

 

[hilts]

Is that seriously true? Going there mid November through a works thing we qualified for but not that keen on going. got any links to that? Assuming it’s not random stops at the arrivals is it?

You don’t want blueuntrue on arrivals:-)

 

[mccity]

Is this one of those things that gets resolved within a year or two or is he done for?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Is that seriously true? Going there mid November through a works thing we qualified for but not that keen on going. got any links to that? Assuming it’s not random stops at the arrivals is it?

Yes, mate.

I only found it by reading this TripAdvisor thread tonight.

Canabis smokers - Dubai Message Board - Tripadvisor

Answer 1 of 16: Hi everyone, home at last, Dubai is a beautiful place and we had a fabulous time once again apart from some problems which where down to the travel agent value Added Travel, who I would never use again. However I would just like to offer a word...

www.tripadvisor.co.uk

It’s not random testing as far as I'm aware, it's usually people who have drawn police attention to themselves for another reason.

Blood and Urine Tests​

Presence of illegal drugs detected in blood or urine tests is also counted as possession, and yes, you can be prosecuted, fined, and possibly imprisoned for being under the influence of illegal drugs.

Drug Laws in the UAE: What Every Traveler Needs to Know

Use and possession of drugs are serious crimes in the UAE, with very little leniency shown. Here's what you need to know before you go.

www.worldnomads.com

 

[SWP's back]

Every year or so there's a similar story from Dubai. Don't know why anyone goes there. If it's not this, it's a woman getting arrested for the terrible crime of being raped.

Yep, the UAE is a shithole when it comes to human rights and stuff like this.

 

[SWP's back]

If you go somewhere you gen up on their laws and customs - you know how people want visitors here to do? - then do shit that doesn't fall foul of their laws. As for the sanctions thats their call - you know sovereign country controlling its own laws and so on?

Absolutely but that doesn’t excuse being held for 14 days without counsel and then being told to sign something in Arabic.

 

[SWP's back]

So if the story is next week gay Brit gets thrown off building that’s okay as long as it’s the law?

I shall remember this next time you moan about anything a government does that is legal within the laws of its own country.

A-fucking men.

Very weird to see that line of argument from a usually cogent poster.

 

[SWP's back]

We are aware of certain things bikinis in the Middle East,

They’re allowed.