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| Charges dropped against Brit accused of touching Arab man on the hip in Dubai nightclub | |
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| A British man who had been sentenced to three months in prison for touching a man on the hip while on a night out in Dubai has had the charges against him dropped. | |
| 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. |
| Tabaz had dropped the claims, but the prosecution still went ahead. | Tabaz had dropped the claims, but the prosecution still went ahead. |
| Harron was released on bail while his lawyers sought an appeal against the public indecency charge. | |
| 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. |
| A statement by campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Harron, said his lawyers would appeal for him and seek a civil suit against his accusers. | A statement by campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Harron, 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 said. | “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 said. |
| “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.” |
| Harron has already has lost his job because of the case and has spent over £32,000 ($42,500) in expenses and legal fees trying to resolve the matter. | Harron has already has lost his job because of the case and has spent over £32,000 ($42,500) in expenses and legal fees trying to resolve the matter. |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We have been in contact with a British man following his arrest in Dubai, in July. We are providing consular assistance.” | A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We have been in contact with a British man following his arrest in Dubai, in July. We are providing consular assistance.” |