Amazing! HOw come these people haven't been dragged through it?
http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id ... 0indecency
A couple have had their sentence slashed at appeal after being convicted of having sex on a public beach. The case, which echoes that of Brits Tony Acors and Michelle Palmer, was heard at Dubai Court of Appeal.
The couple, both Myanmarese, were caught by a policeman having sexual intercourse on Jumeriah Open Beach in December. Tha man, a 26-year-old salesman, denied committing public indecency having previously claimed in court that no one was watching him when he had consensual sex with the 20-year-old woman, who is a saleswoman.
The Dubai Court of First Instance had sentenced the couple to a year in prison followed by deportation and handed them an additional month in jail for consuming booze.
But the couple pleaded for leniency when they appeared before the appeal court. "I did consume liquor and had consensual sex with my partner, but I didn't commit any indecency in public because there was no one watching when we were on the beach" the male defendant said.
When the judge confronted the woman with the charges, she also admitted having sex but maintained that she was intoxicated and also pleaded not guilty to the charge of public indecency.
The couple were charged with having sex on Jumeirah's public beach, committing public indecency and consuming alcohol. The court reduced the verdict to four months followed by deportation.
It is believed to be the second case of its kind to come before Dubai’s course.
Last summer, Acors and Palmer became the focus of international attention after being arrested having sex on the same beach under the influence of liquor.
The couple denied having sex.