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| Brit sentenced for touching man's hip in Dubai has charges dropped | Brit sentenced for touching man's hip in Dubai has charges dropped |
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| Dubai's ruler has pardoned a British man a day after he was sentenced to three months in prison for touching a man on the hip while on a night out in Dubai. | |
| Jamie Harron, 27, an electrician from Stirling, was on a two-day stopover in the United Arab Emirates when he brushed past Jordanian businessman Emad Tabaz while at the Rock Bottom bar and touched his hip. | Jamie Harron, 27, an electrician from Stirling, was on a two-day stopover in the United Arab Emirates when he brushed past Jordanian businessman Emad Tabaz while at the Rock Bottom bar and touched his hip. |
| Harron, who was arrested in July, says he was simply trying to avoid spilling drinks when the incident happened. | Harron, who was arrested in July, says he was simply trying to avoid spilling drinks when the incident happened. |
| "By special order of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Jamie Harron has been freed. The cases against him have been dismissed, and the sentence imposed by the court yesterday has been nullified," said Detained in Dubai, a group that assists foreigners facing legal problems in the emirate. | |
| The Scot had his passport returned at the police station after having it confiscated, and is now free to leave the country. | The Scot had his passport returned at the police station after having it confiscated, and is now free to leave the country. |
| Harron had been released on bail while his lawyers sought an appeal against the public indecency charge. | Harron had been released on bail while his lawyers sought an appeal against the public indecency charge. |
| Tabaz had dropped the claims, but the prosecution still went ahead. | |
| A previous statement by Detained in Dubai said his lawyers would appeal for him and seek a civil suit against his accusers. | A previous statement by Detained in Dubai said his lawyers would appeal for him and seek a civil suit against his accusers. |
| “Today Jamie Harron was sentenced to three months imprisonment for accidentally brushing the hip of an Arab customer at the Rock Bottom bar in Dubai,” a statement from the group reads. | “Today Jamie Harron was sentenced to three months imprisonment for accidentally brushing the hip of an Arab customer at the Rock Bottom bar in Dubai,” a statement from the group reads. |
| “Key witnesses to the incident were not called upon to testify to discredit the allegations. | “Key witnesses to the incident were not called upon to testify to discredit the allegations. |
| READ MORE: British man could still face Dubai jail for ‘touching man’s hip’ despite allegations being dropped | READ MORE: British man could still face Dubai jail for ‘touching man’s hip’ despite allegations being dropped |
| “Jamie will appeal the verdict, though this will prolong his increasingly difficult circumstances in Dubai, and compound the enormous financial losses he has suffered as a consequence of the ongoing case.” | “Jamie will appeal the verdict, though this will prolong his increasingly difficult circumstances in Dubai, and compound the enormous financial losses he has suffered as a consequence of the ongoing case.” |
| The defendant had already been sentenced to a month in jail over public drinking and making a rude gesture on the same night. | The defendant had already been sentenced to a month in jail over public drinking and making a rude gesture on the same night. |
| Now the charges have been dropped. | Now the charges have been dropped. |
| Harron lost his job because of the case and spent more than £32,000 ($42,500) in expenses and legal fees trying to resolve the matter. | Harron lost his job because of the case and spent more than £32,000 ($42,500) in expenses and legal fees trying to resolve the matter. |