on 10-08-2018 03:05 PM
on 10-08-2018 03:52 PM
The article said:
possession of alcohol was forbidden in the United Arab Emirates
This is not correct. Makes the whole story unbelieveable.
Sounds to me like just one side was told. And how does that relate to eBay?
10-08-2018 04:32 PM - edited 10-08-2018 04:36 PM
This forum is for discussions that aren't about ebay.
on 10-08-2018 04:42 PM
on 10-08-2018 06:21 PM
Held for 3 days in a cell & not allowed to go to a toilet?
It constantly surprises me that some groups such as UN are constantly naming Australia as a major offender when it comes to human rights, but hey, never a whisper about some of the countries in the middle east or Africa.
Talk about blinkers.
on 10-08-2018 06:38 PM
The last 27 reports/missions of the UN Human Rights Council cover, inter alia, Burundi, Eritrea, Syria, Gaza, Palestine, Libya, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Congo, N Korea, S Sudan, Myanmar, Lebanon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, but not Australia.
on 10-08-2018 09:57 PM
after Bali its one of my least likely to vist places.
on 11-08-2018 12:36 AM
Most likely the next list will include Trump's Amerikka.
on 12-08-2018 02:29 PM
Here is an update. She got released. Seems the wine story she made up.
IMHO quite a bit of fault is either with Emirates check-in staff (or whoever does the check-in for Emirates). They are by law required to check passports according to their visa data base (Timatic). She should not have been allowed to board.
https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/courts/dubai-closes-case-of-swedish-national-1.2264746
I am aware that UAE has some strange laws, but this case isn't a good example. This would have happen in many other countries too.
on 13-08-2018 04:34 PM
The dentist has finally been reunited with her family - https://honey.nine.com.au/2018/08/13/12/02/ellie-holman-reunited-with-family