{"id":195765,"date":"2024-12-15T19:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/foreign-secretary-says-people-should-follow-the-rules-in-other-countries-after-18-year-old-constituent-jailed-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T19:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:37:04","slug":"foreign-secretary-says-people-should-follow-the-rules-in-other-countries-after-18-year-old-constituent-jailed-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/foreign-secretary-says-people-should-follow-the-rules-in-other-countries-after-18-year-old-constituent-jailed-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign secretary says people should ‘follow the rules’ in other countries after 18-year-old constituent jailed in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The foreign secretary said people should “follow the rules” of other countries when asked about a British 18-year-old who has been sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Marcus Fakana, from Mr Lammy’s Tottenham constituency, had a “holiday romance” with a girl who was 17 while with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The girl, who is also from London, is now 18.<\/p>\n

But after campaign group Detained In Dubai said his treatment was a “disgrace”, the foreign secretary David Lammy said he has had “all the support available” from UK officials.<\/p>\n

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“It is the case wherever you are in the world – and that’s why the Foreign Office makes clear on its website what the rules are – that you follow the rules and the law according to that country,” he said.<\/p>\n

Fakana felt abandoned by the British government since his arrest in September, according to Detained in Dubai.<\/p>\n

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He said the pair kept their romance secret from the girl’s family “because they were strict” and had hoped to continue seeing each other back in the UK.<\/p>\n

However, he said police turned up at his family’s hotel and took him into custody without explanation.<\/p>\n

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Detained In Dubai said Fakana was arrested and charged after the girl’s mother found their chats and pictures when they got back to the UK and called Dubai police.<\/p>\n

Speaking in temporary accommodation while on bail, Fakana, told the campaign group Detained in Dubai earlier this week that he and his family are “devastated and in shock”.<\/p>\n

“I never intended to break the law. It didn’t occur to me at the time and for that, I’m sorry. I am asking His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum to please forgive me and pardon me.<\/p>\n

“Let me go home. Please give me my life back,” the BBC reported.<\/p>\n

In Dubai, the age of consent is 18 and strictly enforced.<\/p>\n

“Under UAE law, the girl is legally classified as a minor, and in accordance with procedures recognised internationally, her mother – being the legal guardian – filed the complaint,” said the prosecutors in a previous statement.<\/p>\n

“Dubai’s legal system is committed to protecting the rights of all individuals and ensuring impartial judicial proceedings.”<\/p>\n

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Fakana is expected to appeal against the sentence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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