A Norwegian woman at the centre of a rape claim dispute in Dubai says officials have dropped her 16-month sentence for having sex outside marriage and she is free to leave the country.
Marte Deborah Dalelv said that she was raped in March by a co-worker while on a business trip to Dubai, but was charged with having sex outside marriage after reporting the attack to the police.
After going public with the sentence and her situation in a series of interviews last week, authorities have announced that the charges against her would be dropped, and she is now free to leave the country.
"I am very, very happy," Marte Deborah Dalelv told news reporters. "I am overjoyed."
Charges against the 24-year-old stirred widespread outrage in the west and highlighted once again the clash between Dubai's western-friendly image and its Islamic-based legal codes. The case dominated the front pages in Norway. Full story...
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Marte Deborah Dalelv said that she was raped in March by a co-worker while on a business trip to Dubai, but was charged with having sex outside marriage after reporting the attack to the police.
After going public with the sentence and her situation in a series of interviews last week, authorities have announced that the charges against her would be dropped, and she is now free to leave the country.
"I am very, very happy," Marte Deborah Dalelv told news reporters. "I am overjoyed."
Charges against the 24-year-old stirred widespread outrage in the west and highlighted once again the clash between Dubai's western-friendly image and its Islamic-based legal codes. The case dominated the front pages in Norway. Full story...
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