Public indecency charges in Dubai dropped against Scottish electrician

  Posted by: electime      19th October 2017

A Scottish man accused of public indecency in Dubai has had the charges against him dropped after the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai intervened.

According to the BBC, Jamie Harron, 27, from Stirling, had been sentenced to three months in jail for touching a man’s hip in a bar.

Detained in Dubai, the group representing Mr Harron, said he had been exonerated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

It said Mr Harron had his passport returned and is free to leave Dubai.

Mr Harron’s mother Patricia declined to be interviewed, but told BBC Scotland that the family were “ecstatic” at the news.

Mr Harron had also been accused of drinking alcohol and making a rude gesture towards the businessman who made the complaint.

Detained in Dubai spokeswoman Radha Stirling said: “The cases against him have been dismissed, and the sentence imposed by the court yesterday has been nullified.

“We wish to express our deepest gratitude to Sheikh Mohammed for his personal intervention in this case, and for exonerating Jamie at long last.

“It has now been established that the allegations against Jamie were entirely unwarranted, defamatory, and meritless.”