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Britons jailed for four years in Dubai on drug offences Britons jailed for four years in Dubai on drug offences
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Three British men have been found guilty of drug offences in Dubai and jailed for four years each.Three British men have been found guilty of drug offences in Dubai and jailed for four years each.
Londoners Suneet Jeerh, Grant Cameron and Karl Williams, who denied the charges, will be deported afterwards.Londoners Suneet Jeerh, Grant Cameron and Karl Williams, who denied the charges, will be deported afterwards.
The three men were arrested on holiday in August after police said they found a quantity of synthetic cannabis known as "spice" in their car. The three men, who were charged with possessing, taking and intending to distribute illegal drugs, were arrested on holiday in August.
Prime Minister David Cameron had expressed concern over allegations they were tortured while in custody. Cameron's mother Tracy said they were "really happy" the supply charges had been dropped.
The BBC's Simon Atkinson, in Dubai, said the three men, dressed in white prison overalls, made a very brief appearance at Dubai's criminal court. Harsher sentences had been expected for Jeerh, 25, Cameron, 25, and Williams, 26, who were arrested after police said they found a quantity of synthetic cannabis known as "spice" in their car.
He said they were given their sentences and then told they would subsequently be deported from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UK Prime Minister David Cameron had expressed concern over allegations they were tortured while in custody.
Harsher sentences had been expected, our correspondent added.
Torture concernsTorture concerns
Jeerh, 25, Cameron, 25, and Williams, 26, who were charged with possessing, taking and intending to distribute illegal drugs, went on trial in February. The BBC's Simon Atkinson, in Dubai, said the three men, dressed in white prison overalls, made a very brief appearance at Dubai's criminal court.
They claim they were subjected to torture by police, including electric shocks and beatings. Police in Dubai have denied any wrongdoing. He said they were given their sentences and told they would be deported from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after serving them.
Legal rights charity Reprieve has taken on their case and investigator Kate Higham said the supply charges against the men were dropped entirely. The men say they were subjected to torture by police, including electric shocks and beatings. Police in Dubai have denied any wrongdoing.
Legal rights charity Reprieve has taken on their case. Investigator Kate Higham said the drug supply charges were dropped entirely.
"The boys all got four years for consumption. While we are pleased with this result we will continue to push for the men's release and return in light of the torture they have suffered," she said."The boys all got four years for consumption. While we are pleased with this result we will continue to push for the men's release and return in light of the torture they have suffered," she said.
"We hope the UAE president would take this opportunity to show he shares the British public's concern about torture. ""We hope the UAE president would take this opportunity to show he shares the British public's concern about torture. "
In a letter to Reprieve, David Cameron has said he will use a state visit by the UAE president this week to raise his concerns about the case.
Mr Cameron wrote: "We continue to press for evidence for a full, impartial and independent investigation into the allegations. The absence of an independent medical examination remains a concern.
"During the state visit of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan there will be opportunities to raise a wide range of issues including concerns about this and other consular cases."
The men say they had guns held to their heads by police. Williams also said he had electric shocks administered to his testicles.
Grant Cameron's mother, Tracy, said her son and his friends were put through "a pretty terrifying ordeal" after they were arrested.
"They were taken back to their hotel room, they were beaten in their hotel room, it does appear they were separated from each other and each taken to a different room," she told the BBC.
"Karl was laid out on the bed, his trousers were stripped down and electric shocks were administered to his testicles while he was blindfolded.
"I believe all the boys had guns held to their head - they were told they were going to die."
Reprieve says the men were forced to sign documents in Arabic before being charged with drugs offences, which they denied.