British Woman arrested for being Raped

 

A British tourist has been arrested in Dubai on charges of extramarital sex after telling police a group of British nationals raped her in the United Arab Emirates, according to a UK-based legal advice group called Detained in Dubai.

The group's founder and director, Radha Stirling, said in a statement that "Police regularly fail to differentiate between consensual intercourse and violent rape."Victims go to them expecting justice, and end up being prosecuted.

A UK Foreign Office spokeswoman said she could not discuss specific details, saying: "We are supporting a British woman in relation to this case and will remain in contact with her family."

The press office for the British Consulate in Dubai said it was supporting a British woman and her family, adding: "We have raised the case with the UAE Government, and would like to see it progress as quickly as possible."

Dubai is one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, or UAE.

According to Detained in Dubai, the woman was "gang-raped" by the British nationals.

Stirling said the woman had been released on bail but had had her passport confiscated.

According to Faisal Alzarooni, a criminal defense lawyer who represents clients who've been charged with both rape and consensual sex in Dubai. If convicted of consensual sex, the woman faces anywhere from a month to three years behind bars, followed by deportation, For example, if the rape was in a hotel room, if they saw on CCTV cameras that they (the accuser and the alleged attackers) walked together out of the room, they might think this is not rape in this case," Alzarooni said.

according to CNN, The Government of Dubai Media Office told  had no comment on the case.

my opinion is that this woman should be given justice if truly she was raped. those behind the devilish act should be brought to book for judgement.