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Autonomy

Aug 26th 2009 6:56 am

Brits, unaware of UAE laws, face high chance of arrest

Britons abroad are more likely to be arrested in the UAE than anywhere else in the world, and the British ambassador says many of them get into trouble “for breaking a law they did not know existed”.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs....708259856/1010

Blue Cat

Aug 27th 2009 2:45 pm

Re: Brits, unaware of UAE laws, face high chance of arrest

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Originally Posted by Autonomy (Post 7875806)

a little bit of common sense can go a long way though :)

Norm_uk

Aug 30th 2009 9:55 am

Re: Brits, unaware of UAE laws, face high chance of arrest

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Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 7880086)

a little bit of common sense can go a long way though :)

Indeed - if these countries would remove ridiculous laws that forbid eating in public just because some people are fasting, kissing your other half and consensual adults living tother there would be more common sense in the world ;)

N.

Blue Cat

Aug 30th 2009 11:11 am

Re: Brits, unaware of UAE laws, face high chance of arrest

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Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 7888352)

exactly :p

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