London teenager, 18, released from Dubai jail after receiving royal pardon

Evening Standard

A teenager from London sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is safely in the UK, a campaign group has said.Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, received a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Detained in Dubai said.

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00:00A teenager from London has been released from a Dubai jail after receiving a royal pardon.

00:05Marcus Fakana was on holiday with his parents when a holiday romance blossomed with another

00:10Londoner.

00:11The 18-year-old was then sentenced to one year in prison for having a sexual relationship

00:16with a 17-year-old girl.

00:18This is a criminal act in Dubai as the 17-year-old is considered a minor.

00:22A campaign group confirmed Fakana is safely back in the UK and has said the case has attracted

00:27significant public attention due to concerns about the criminalisation of tourists and

00:32disproportionate sentencing.

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