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05-10-2023, 07:17 PM
Douglas Whitbread
Wed, 4 October 2023 at 12:29 pm SGT
A student faces being jailed in a UAE prison for a year after she was accused of “assaulting and insulting” staff while transiting through the airport in Dubai.
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, had intended to spend just six hours in the terminal as she transited from Istanbul, Turkey, to her home city of New York.
But a charity representing her said she endured “degrading, painful and humiliating searches” and was later detained following an altercation with local authorities. The student then spent months in the Emirate fighting a legal battle while having to spend around £41,000 on expenses and court costs.
She now fears that she will be locked up in Al Awir prison in Dubai, which activists have criticised for its brutal treatment of inmates.
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Ms Stirling said this was not the first time an American citizen had been arrested while they passed through Dubai International Airport, where up to 1,100 flights land each day.
She said others were victims of alleged scams in the country and suggested passengers should think twice about using the terminal in the future.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/student-faces-...59647.html
Wed, 4 October 2023 at 12:29 pm SGT
A student faces being jailed in a UAE prison for a year after she was accused of “assaulting and insulting” staff while transiting through the airport in Dubai.
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, had intended to spend just six hours in the terminal as she transited from Istanbul, Turkey, to her home city of New York.
But a charity representing her said she endured “degrading, painful and humiliating searches” and was later detained following an altercation with local authorities. The student then spent months in the Emirate fighting a legal battle while having to spend around £41,000 on expenses and court costs.
She now fears that she will be locked up in Al Awir prison in Dubai, which activists have criticised for its brutal treatment of inmates.
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Ms Stirling said this was not the first time an American citizen had been arrested while they passed through Dubai International Airport, where up to 1,100 flights land each day.
She said others were victims of alleged scams in the country and suggested passengers should think twice about using the terminal in the future.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/student-faces-...59647.html
