A man has spoken of his ordeal after spending six months in a Dubai prison despite knowing he was innocent.
Being found "Innocent" or "Guilty" in the Dubai Courts does not depend on PROOF OF EVIDENCE.
It is totally down to the presiding judge.
He reads statements from both parties, hears any arguments from any "legal representation" and then makes up his mind WHO HE BELIEVES.
Evidence has little to do with these decisions in the court system in Dubai.
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What's interesting here, is that he was able to appeal after his sentence. I didn't know you could do that in the UAE.
I hope the original accuser and the witnesses get the six months, plus-a-hell-of-a-lot-more and I hope this man gets some sort of compensation, inclusive of a public apology (dreaming aren't I) from the courts...
By the way... it's not that rare that you find innocent people in jails all over the world... even in the states it was up until the discovery of DNA that people were on death-row before being proven innocent.
true - no system is perfect, but it's the "no need to prove it with evidence" thing that gets me out here. It is down to the Judge's opinion nothing more, nothing less and he can find you guilty and just someones elses written word.
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