21 year old British man faces the death penalty in UAE for selling 20g of cannabis

Padawanbater2 said:

I didn't know countries could do something like this, don't sell weed in Islamic countries.

A British man is facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

A local news report claimed the unnamed Briton is a 21-year-old.

He was sentenced in Abu Dhabi alongside a 19-year-old Syrian man for selling an undercover police officer 20g of cannabis worth 1,500 UAE Dirhams (£262).

The Foreign Office was unable to confirm the details of the case, but a spokesman confirmed that it had been contacted.

He said: "I can confirm that a British national is facing death penalty in the UAE.

"We remain in close contact with the British national and his legal team and continue to provide consular assistance."

UAE newspaper the National reported that the man's mother collapsed outside the court after the sentence was passed.

It said a Sudanese co-defendant was jailed for a year for taking cannabis, while a 17-year-old Emirati was ordered to undergo rehabilitation.


http://news.sky.com/story/952691/drug-dealing-brit-faces-death-penalty-in-uae

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Justin00 said:

The only justice you can really count on is what you can provide for yourself. They can take everything you have, no questions ask, that's the beauty of government, whats right is what they say is right. Buy a gun and learn to use it, the only thing that can't be taken is your right to fight them tooth and nail and send as many mother fuckers to hell as you can before they get your life.

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Padawanbater2 said:

I didn't know countries could do something like this, don't sell weed in Islamic countries.

A British man is facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

A local news report claimed the unnamed Briton is a 21-year-old.

He was sentenced in Abu Dhabi alongside a 19-year-old Syrian man for selling an undercover police officer 20g of cannabis worth 1,500 UAE Dirhams (£262).

The Foreign Office was unable to confirm the details of the case, but a spokesman confirmed that it had been contacted.

He said: "I can confirm that a British national is facing death penalty in the UAE.

"We remain in close contact with the British national and his legal team and continue to provide consular assistance."

UAE newspaper the National reported that the man's mother collapsed outside the court after the sentence was passed.

It said a Sudanese co-defendant was jailed for a year for taking cannabis, while a 17-year-old Emirati was ordered to undergo rehabilitation.


http://news.sky.com/story/952691/drug-dealing-brit-faces-death-penalty-in-uae

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kang420 said:

how can the human race evolve with stupidity like this going on?

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DeeTee said:

He should have known better, everyone know that country is very strick. Not too bright.

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