Friday, January 08, 2010

Woman Reports Rape

But when she told cops in the strict Islamic state that she had been drinking and that she was sharing a hotel room with her fiance, they arrested her for "illegal drinking" outside licensed premises and having sex outside marriage.

2 comments:

Julie said...

while i think that it is abhorrent that the rape accusation was basically ignored (although the waiter was charged with illegal sex or some such), it's a bit of a case of "when in rome" ... surely you'ld check into the customs of a country you're planning to visit to see if any of your proposed activities will land you in jail (e.g. sharing a room when you're not married).

It seems that the english, when visiting Dubai, have no regard for their customs (wasn't it in dubai that the two brits got done for sex on the beach - after being warned a couple of times?).

The Duck said...

I do believe it was