THAT S TRUE, it s not fair, becaue they are British only 1000 dhs, its nothing, i don t know why Dubai is making disrimination between people and especially racine, the thing they don t understand is that english people come to dubai to have fun, and they give them unbelievable salary with the best houses, and the best cars, treating them like king.... but the poor asian who works night and day, and hard to make the city as paradise... are getting the lowest salary, living in the worst places, do you think 1000 dhs is a salary in dubai??? if we are talking about developpement and providing best service.... they suppose to have a minimum salary that can offer to person to have good life, as in europe, or they just want to use emploees for some years and then send them back to their country , shame on UAE, i was for vacation there one month, it helps me to discover the reality of life, that what i suggest everyone, not going for vacation only 1 week and stay at hotel, may god bless the richest country, that has the tallest and the biggest, and the most amazing...
Gulf News: Dubai: "...............A higher court in Dubai on Tuesday suspended a three-month jail term for the British couple found guilty of having love in public.
The Appeal's Court, however, upheld the Dh1,000 fine and deportation verdict of the lower court, but suspended the prison term..............."
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So that's it - Just a dhs 1000 fine and deportation. To say that they got away lightly is just an exaggeration.
So what is Dubai trying to say - that such sort of behaviour is tolerable? 1000 fine is nothing!!! Especially for british expats.
If they were Asians, nothing less than 10-15 years jail term probably. Oh but then again, most asians would not stoop to such low degrading levels of frolicking drunk on the beach - unlike the westerners!