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How to get arrested in the UAE
Do some dirty dancing
Ever thought your dance moves ought to be illegal? Then head to Dubai, where they just very well might be. Unless you're at a licensed club or in the privacy of your hotel room then dancing is considered indecent and provocative and could get you arrested. During Ramadan you won't even find a dancefloor to throw some shapes on risk-free - dancing, loud music and live music are forbidden during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, so nightclubs usually close and all the bands go on holiday.
Give someone the finger
Back home it's just a bit rude but making insulting gestures in Dubai is regarded as obscene and totally unacceptable – as 56-year-old Brit Simon Andrew discovered in 2010 when he was accused of showing an aviation student his middle finger during a row and was arrested. He denied flipping the bird but had his passport confiscated for eight months as bail surety. It has been known for offenders to get a six-month sentence for such an act and some have been deported.
Have sex on the beach
For a surefire way to wind up behind bars, break a couple of laws at once. Because of their strict laws about indecency, public sex is beyond unacceptable. Do it with someone you're not married to – a crime that entails prosecution, imprisonment and/or a fine and deportation – and you're firing on all cylinders. Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, and Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, London, did just that in 2009 and were banged up for three months before being deported, as well as fined 1,000 dirhams (about £180).
Snog in a restaurant
Don't assume you have to go all the way to infringe on their decency regulations – the law extends to kissing and even holding hands, unless you're married. British marketing executive Ayman Najafi and Charlotte Adams – both in their 20s - were arrested and accused of public indecency after an Emirati woman claimed they exchanged a passionate kiss in a restaurant. They were given a one-month jail sentence for public indecency and illegal drinking, fined 1,000 dirhams, then deported. The pair maintain it was merely a peck on the cheek... http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/how-to-get-arrested-in-the-uae.html;_ylt=AkDlMpxzF3pL3_7OkISnirW_auR_;_ylu=X3oDMTU0aDduM2x2BGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEbWl0A01vc3RQb3B1bGFySG9tZU1peGVkTGlzdARwa2cDZjU5MDQ3ODUtOTE0MC0zZWM3LWEwMjUtNDAwODkzZTg5NTJjBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWRNb3N0UG9wdWxhckNBVGVtcAR2ZXIDYWM0YjcyOTItYTE4YS0xMWUxLWFmZWItN2FjMTZhZThiMzE0;_ylg=X3oDMTJqN2QzdHFnBGludGwDeGUEbGFuZwNlbi1hZQRwc3RhaWQDZTZhZGIzOGEtMjQ1My0zZTI5LWEyMmQtZjkzMmYxOGEwNDZiBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3
Ever thought your dance moves ought to be illegal? Then head to Dubai, where they just very well might be. Unless you're at a licensed club or in the privacy of your hotel room then dancing is considered indecent and provocative and could get you arrested. During Ramadan you won't even find a dancefloor to throw some shapes on risk-free - dancing, loud music and live music are forbidden during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, so nightclubs usually close and all the bands go on holiday.
Give someone the finger
Back home it's just a bit rude but making insulting gestures in Dubai is regarded as obscene and totally unacceptable – as 56-year-old Brit Simon Andrew discovered in 2010 when he was accused of showing an aviation student his middle finger during a row and was arrested. He denied flipping the bird but had his passport confiscated for eight months as bail surety. It has been known for offenders to get a six-month sentence for such an act and some have been deported.
Have sex on the beach
For a surefire way to wind up behind bars, break a couple of laws at once. Because of their strict laws about indecency, public sex is beyond unacceptable. Do it with someone you're not married to – a crime that entails prosecution, imprisonment and/or a fine and deportation – and you're firing on all cylinders. Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, and Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, London, did just that in 2009 and were banged up for three months before being deported, as well as fined 1,000 dirhams (about £180).
Snog in a restaurant
Don't assume you have to go all the way to infringe on their decency regulations – the law extends to kissing and even holding hands, unless you're married. British marketing executive Ayman Najafi and Charlotte Adams – both in their 20s - were arrested and accused of public indecency after an Emirati woman claimed they exchanged a passionate kiss in a restaurant. They were given a one-month jail sentence for public indecency and illegal drinking, fined 1,000 dirhams, then deported. The pair maintain it was merely a peck on the cheek... http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/how-to-get-arrested-in-the-uae.html;_ylt=AkDlMpxzF3pL3_7OkISnirW_auR_;_ylu=X3oDMTU0aDduM2x2BGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEbWl0A01vc3RQb3B1bGFySG9tZU1peGVkTGlzdARwa2cDZjU5MDQ3ODUtOTE0MC0zZWM3LWEwMjUtNDAwODkzZTg5NTJjBHBvcwM3BHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWRNb3N0UG9wdWxhckNBVGVtcAR2ZXIDYWM0YjcyOTItYTE4YS0xMWUxLWFmZWItN2FjMTZhZThiMzE0;_ylg=X3oDMTJqN2QzdHFnBGludGwDeGUEbGFuZwNlbi1hZQRwc3RhaWQDZTZhZGIzOGEtMjQ1My0zZTI5LWEyMmQtZjkzMmYxOGEwNDZiBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3