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| Charges dropped against Scot accused of public indecency in Dubai | Charges dropped against Scot accused of public indecency in Dubai |
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| A Scottish man accused of public indecency in Dubai has had the charges against him dropped after the ruler of the country intervened in the case. | |
| Jamie Harron, 27, from Stirling, had been sentenced to three months in jail for touching a man's hip in a bar. | |
| Detained in Dubai, the group representing Mr Harron, said he had been exonerated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. | |
| It said Mr Harron had his passport returned and is free to leave Dubai. | |
| Mr Harron had also been accused of drinking alcohol and making a rude gesture towards the businessman who made the complaint. | |
| Detained in Dubai's Radha Stirling said: "The cases against him have been dismissed, and the sentence imposed by the court yesterday has been nullified. | |
| "We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Sheikh Mohammed for his personal intervention in this case, and for exonerating Jamie at long last. | |
| "It has now been established that the allegations against Jamie were entirely unwarranted, defamatory, and meritless." | |
| Ms Stirling said Mr Harron was now considering a civil action against the businessman and his employers. |