A British teenager convicted over a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai has handed himself in to begin his one-year prison sentence, campaigners said today (Mon).Marcus Fakana, 18, had a holiday romance with the unnamed girl, who is now aged 18, in September.But after returning home and seeing pictures and chats, the girl's mum reported the relationship to Dubai police, who then arrested Marcus at his hotel.Sex with another person aged under 18 is illegal in Dubai and Marcus was sentenced to a year in prison.]
Inside Dubai prison teen will be locked up for holiday romance British teenager Marcus Fakana is facing a year in Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison, where inmates have reported ‘torturous’ and ‘hellish’ conditions, after he had sex with a girl he met on holiday.
The teen has since issued a desperate plea to Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler to be allowed to travel back to the UK and avoid the ‘hellhole’ of a prison over the allegation – which would be legal if it had happened in England.
from Dubai's city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes.
(Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)] Al-Awir prison, where Marcus will be housed, is notorious for its brutal conditions where inmates have reported suffering from horrific illnesses and being tortured for confessions.
