British teacher faces a year in jail for having lunch with married man in Abu Dhabi
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | March 29, 2013 20:32A British teacher faces up to a year in anAbu Dhabijail after she was arrested for having lunch with a married man.
The unnamed woman was introduced to the Syrian man by a male colleague, who ate with them but then left them alone in the man’s house in the oil-rich Arab emirate.
But when the man’s wife, who had been arguing with her husband, discovered that he was dining with another woman she demanded that the pair be prosecuted.
The British expat appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with being alone in the company of a man other than her husband or close relative, and drinking alcohol without a licence.
Abu Dhabi Misdemeanours Court heard that the woman visited the Syrian man last Friday in the company of a colleague.
The trio ate lunch together, then the male teacher left the house and the Syrian and the Briton enjoyed a glass of wine after the meal.
Soon afterwards, police arrived at the house to follow up a complaint by the man’s wife that he had kicked her out of their home.
The day before, the couple had apparently had an argument which led to the husband ordering the wife to leave.
Police arrested the British teacher and her host for being alone together and drinking alcohol illegally.
If found guilty under the strict legislation, which is inspired by Muslim sharia law, the teacher could be imprisoned for as long as 12 months.
The Syrian man will not be punished for being with the Briton, as it is not a crime for men to socialise with women, but he faces other charges.
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