BBCSupporters of an 18-year-old Briton jailed for having intercourse with a 17-year-old British woman in Dubai have staged a protest in central London.
Marcus Fakana from Tottenham is serving a one-year jail sentence after being convicted of getting intercourse with the woman, who has now turned 18, once they had been each on vacation.
The woman’s mom reported him to the Dubai authorities after seeing messages between the 2 when she had returned to the UK.
The age of consent within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is eighteen.
‘Unfathomable sentence’
Fakana’s family and friends gathered in Westminster to demand the discharge of {the teenager}.
The International, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace mentioned it was supporting a British man within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Fakana had been on bail since his arrest in September, staying in momentary lodging in Dubai.
His dad and mom returned to London to renew their jobs, in a warehouse and as a cleaner, to assist pay for his or her son’s lodging.
In keeping with the UK-based marketing campaign group and charity Detained in Dubai – which helps foreigners overseas and is a global authority on UAE legislation – Fakana is in Al Awir jail, a jail for grownup males on the japanese outskirts of Dubai.
Radha Stirling from the charity beforehand informed the BBC Fakana’s sentence was “unfathomable”.
She mentioned: “It doesn’t warrant a yr in jail, does not warrant tearing this household aside and ruining this younger 18-year-old’s life.
“I am assured that, on enchantment, the custodial sentence might be overturned and he might be allowed to return house.
“The query is how lengthy is that going to take and the way a lot effort is that going to take, whether or not that is British intervention or the general public help in telling Dubai that is unacceptable?”
