A Scotsman could be locked up for three years in a Dubai jail after being charged with public indecency for putting his hand on a man in a bar.
The “cultural misunderstanding” has left Jamie Harron stuck in Dubai for three months facing jail, jobless and in huge amounts of debt. Jamie, who is from Stirling, has spent over £30,000 in expenses and legal fees and used all of his £20,000 savings as well as spending another £12,000 on a credit card.
The electrician was in Dubai on a two-day stopover as he was flying back to work in Afghanistan.
The 27-year-old has been held in the UAE since July 15 on two charges of drinking alcohol and public indecency.
Jamie has since lost his job as he has been unable to fly home because authorities stripped him off his passport.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said:
‘We have been in contact with a British man following his arrest in Dubai in July. We are providing consular assistance.’
