He told Dubai Court of Misdemeanours he denies "flipping the finger" at Mahmoud Rasheed, an Iraqi aviation student, during an argument. He will appear in court on Sunday for a full hearing of the case.
Mr Andrews has said Mr Rasheed, who has not yet appeared in court to give evidence, is mistaken and no finger was raised. At a court hearing on Sunday, he asked for the passport put up as bail surety for him by a friend to be returned as the friend had to go abroad for work.
He was told to provide another passport in its place. His own passport has also been confiscated, preventing him leaving Dubai before the case is heard. Making insulting gestures is regarded as unacceptable, and carries with it the possibility of a jail sentence of up to six months and deportation.
6 comments:
Little Tila and her monkey in big trouble there!
I don't understand Dubai- They themselves put up the biggest middle finger of them all to the rest of the world in their city- The Burj Khalifa....
Typical British, we are so rigid, we expect cultures to change for us and not the other way round
My family are currently living in dubai and they say the vast majority of ppl arrest for inappropriate behaviour (such as sex on the beach , etc ) are British
Bear in mind that Dubai goes out if its way to attract western tourists and promote itself as a glamorous and cosmopolitan holiday spot.... But yet hugging in public is an offence worthy of deportation, and women are charged with adultery if they're raped.
I agree that this place offers some really weird news reports! But i wonder how much money comes into play here, I certainly haven't heard a news story of a millionaire getting in trouble for what we would call minor infractions in the West. Most of the stories i have seen are related to ex-pats, other workers, middle income tourists etc... I dont know, tell me if im wrong please
I repeat: we should all boycott Dubai. The build all this stuff to attract tourist money, then treat them as if they were Muslim and subject to Sharia law. Let's let them keep their laws and their country, but not our money.
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