Thaindian News

April 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An appeals court of Dubai on Sunday maintained a one-month prison term for a British duo found guilty of kissing in a restaurant.

The couple was entangled in this embarrassing case after an Emirati female lodged a complaint about the public kiss. The couple persevered that it was just a peck on the cheek. They were detained in November and subsequently found culpable for improper conduct and unlawful drinking.

Multinational and multiethnic Dubai has the most comfortable societal set of laws in the predominantly old-fashioned Gulf. Dubai has been recognized internationally for its glowing beaches and humongous skyscrapers. However, the establishment in Dubai has strictly put in force regulations of decorousness and has frequently targeted the individuals found extending the acceptable restrictions. Now, this can include the whole lot from exhibiting a mini skirt to displaying hot-blooded behavior in traffic.

Ayman Najafi and Charlotte Adams were detained after an Emirati woman pronounced that they bartered an adoring kiss in a restaurant. The Emirati lady and her child were consuming dinner at the restaurant at the time.

Najafi and Adams were present at Sunday’s hearing, but did not communicate anything. Their attorney, Khalaf al-Hosany, had mentioned to the court in a previous hearing that they kissed on the cheek in order to welcome each other. They never planned to disobey the law.

The judge of the appeals court, Iysar Fouad, supported the earlier conviction, the imprisonment and an economic penalty of approximately $270 for each of the two. They will be extradited subsequent to respecting the prison terms that have been awarded to each of them.

The couple has 30 days to plead against Sunday’s judgment in a higher court. Their attorney has declared that Najafi and Adams were not in a romantic liaison, but were acquainted with each other before they bumped into each other in Dubai.