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| UK and Australian citizen Scott Richards held in Dubai | UK and Australian citizen Scott Richards held in Dubai |
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| A 42-year-old man arrested in Dubai for sharing a charity post on his Facebook page has been charged. | |
| Scott Richards, who holds both British and Australian citizenship, promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. | Scott Richards, who holds both British and Australian citizenship, promoted a charity drive to buy blankets and tarpaulins for refugees in Afghanistan. |
| Strict new laws prohibit the operation of any charity not registered in the United Arab Emirates. | Strict new laws prohibit the operation of any charity not registered in the United Arab Emirates. |
| Mr Richards was held for three weeks without charge but has now been charged with fundraising without permission. | |
| Laws created last year prohibit donations or advertising fundraising campaigns without prior written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. | Laws created last year prohibit donations or advertising fundraising campaigns without prior written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. |
| Penalties for violating the law include prison terms between two months and one year and a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams (£20,000, $27,000). | Penalties for violating the law include prison terms between two months and one year and a fine of up to 100,000 dirhams (£20,000, $27,000). |
| Extreme stress | |
| Mr Richards, who grew up in the Australian city of Adelaide, has been living in Dubai with his wife and two sons while working as an economic development adviser. | |
| His mother, Penelope Haberfield, said he had only been able to change his clothes once every seven days and had to pay for water. | |
| "His wife is under extreme stress," Mrs Haberfield told the BBC. | |
| "She can only take the clothes to him once a week. She takes him money so that he can buy water and extra food. | |
| "She's worried for him, she's worried for herself because if she runs out of money, will she have to leave the country? She's frightened for her children." | |
| Blankets for children | Blankets for children |
| Police confirmed that Mr Richards had used social media to recommend a crowd-funding campaign run by a US charity which works in Afghanistan. | |
| The crowd-funding campaign seeks $35,000 for "new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags" for children at the Chahari Qambar refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. | The crowd-funding campaign seeks $35,000 for "new tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and socks, and sleeping bags" for children at the Chahari Qambar refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. |
| More than 100 children froze to death at the camp four years ago. | More than 100 children froze to death at the camp four years ago. |
| Mr Richards was arrested at his home on 28 July and has been held at Al Murraqabat Police Station. | Mr Richards was arrested at his home on 28 July and has been held at Al Murraqabat Police Station. |
| He has been able to see his wife once a week and make limited phone calls. | He has been able to see his wife once a week and make limited phone calls. |