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Saw somwhere that it's actually £350 not £1.2m.

A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police. Interior designer Marte Deborah Dalelv was on a business trip in Dubai when she says she was raped. The 24-year-old reported the March attack to the police but found herself charged with having extramarital sex, drinking alcohol, and perjury. Convicted earlier this week, she says she is appealing against the verdict. The appeal hearing is scheduled for early September. Describing the sentence as "very harsh", she told the AFP news agency: "I am very nervous and tense. But I hope for the best and I take one day at a time. I just have to get through this." The case has angered rights groups and the authorities in Norway. 'Wanted' Ms Dalelv says she had been on a night out with colleagues on 6 March when the rape took place. She reported it to the police, who proceeded to confiscate her passport and seize her money. She was charged four days later on three counts, including having sex outside marriage.
Dubai's cosmopolitan atmosphere belie deeply conservative roots
Her alleged attacker, she said, received a 13-month sentence for extra-marital sex and alcohol consumption.
The Norwegian government had secured Ms Dalelv's conditional release so, since being charged, she has been living under the protection of the Norwegian Seamans' Centre in Dubai. But she told Norway's NRK News that following her sentencing on Tuesday she was now officially wanted by the Dubai authorities. "I should have been imprisoned since Tuesday," she said. "But I have been told they are not searching for me." The sentence has been condemned by Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide who is quoted as saying that it "flies in the face of our notion of justice" and was "highly problematic from a human rights perspective". The Norwegian authorities are reportedly trying to contact the authorities in Dubai about the situation. The London-based Emirates Centre for Human Rights called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to which Dubai belongs, to quash Ms Dalelv's conviction. It said the UAE's claims that it is attempting to end discrimination against women was undermined by a legal system that "prohibits the achievement of justice for cases of sexual violence against women". Currently, the law stipulates that, to gain a rape conviction, there must either be a confession or for four adult male
witnesses to the crime. Tensions Dubai has undergone a rapid
transformation in recent years, emerging as a five-star trade and tourism destination with its tax-free salaries and year-round sunshine. It is now one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities with foreign workers and visitors greatly outnumbering the local
population. But it remains a deeply conservative region, and its strict laws have caught out foreigners in the past. An Australian woman, Alicia Gali, was jailed for eight months in 2008 for having extra-marital sex after complaining to the police that she had been drugged and raped by three co-workers. Public displays of affection and
drunkenness are also frowned upon. A British couple, Ayman Najafi and Charlotte Adams, were jailed for a month in 2010 after they shared what Mr Najafi described as an "innocuous peck on the cheek" in a restaurant. A witness said they had kissed on the mouth Another British couple, Vince Acors and Michelle Palmer, were jailed for three months in 2008 for having sex on a public beach - an allegation they denied.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448

I hope it's not true. Well, it's not like i don't want to go back, i just want them to wait for like two more weeks, then everyone (majority atleast) would have been well prepared for school.
Them beta give noyice first o, i no dey dia.

easyfem: Any1 that oppose this action perform by this youth , na thunder go kill am.(Ogunlomapa).. More of this accrose d country IJN

Promhize: Pls I swear I'm ready to protest, if it gets bloody, I don't mind.
I fvcking tayad, now one is jobless @ home because govt cannot honour their word to ASUU.
Enough is enough. I don't mind Nigeria turning into Egypt.

Careful what you wish bro.

Let's start from the grassroot gradually until we siege those at the top. 'Perculiar problems require perculiar solutions', same way Nigerian problem requires Nigerian solution.

Hope they sort it out once and for all. Tired of having to see the FP flooded with Rivers/Ameachi, Jonathan/Patience and not forgeting the one who later joined, WS.

The Rivers' lad has been adviced to give in, though his egoistic persona like they say he has might just continue to make him resilient but ofcourse the oven is not a known habitat for humans, and when your home becomes one, eventhough the last thing you'll do is leave, that last is what you can/have to do. Therefore, Ameachi should eat humble pie since it's obvious that he can't win rather than continue being stubborn and then remaining at the recieving end.

I'll advice Wole Soyinka not to respond to any of this. He's beginning to lose his hard earned reputation and i blame him because meddling into a political crisis by apparently taking sides comes at a price, you can live all your life trying to make a name for yourself only to lose it within days of associating openly with politicians. Same almost happened to Dora Akunyili.

The paedophile is even making efforts to ensure his act is sanctioned. Pathetic.

Chris Brown is in deep trouble with the law, and to make matters worse, now his health is potentially at risk. After a judge revoked his probation on July 15 following an alleged hit-and-run accident last May, the singer is having trouble digesting the news. HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned Breezy hasn’t eaten since his probation was revoked. Chris Brown Court Hearing — Breezy Hasn’t Eaten Since Probation Revocation A source close to the 24-year-old “Fine China” singer tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that the verdict has put Chris is a very bad mood. “He doesn’t get what just happened because he didn’t do sh**,” the source reveals. “He’s out of it. Dude ain’t ate all day.” But our source tells HollywoodLife.com that Chris’ friends are looking out for him and trying to lift his spirits. “They’re all telling him not to worry,” says the source. “They are there for him, and they got his back and are holding the night down for now.” Chris Brown Probation Revoked, But Case Should Still Be Dismissed Chris was originally put on probation when he physically assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. We told you Chris was in a Los Angeles court for the hit-and-run case on July 15, and the verdict didn’t go the way he wanted it to. A judge revoked Breezy’s probation, which could send the R&B star to prison for four years, according to TMZ.


Read more:
http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/07/15/chris-brown-court-hearing-breezy-hasnt-eaten-since-probation-revocation/

kshow1: People should stop praising all these white elephant projects.
Lets all look for answers to the following questions.
1. Have we seen any major rail line leading to major cities in the country ?
2. What is the destination point of these project ? Apapa port to ?? (please also note that we have several ports of discharge i.e Apapa,Tincan,Five star,Grimaldi etc
3. Are there any terminals in the major cities to accommodate the containers from the port ?

If we cant readily get answers to the above questions, So how will goods be transported to these cities since we all know our nation is import-dependence.

white elephant project? In as much as you are trying to undermine the FG's effort, a phrase like this is inappropriate, unless you've forgeting what it means.

Its simple but not easy.

REEEAAD!

He shouldn't ignore anything, little things we choose to ignore often times cost us.

#jackin na the way out i tell ya.

Pakonte: y not cheq ur statement n c if u aren't d daft kid...it's not 'talk u mummy',,,it's '10k u mummy' u dullard

U tried-being able to decipher his comment with all its obscurity. My head almost exploded, couldn't make sence out of it.

Lets hope this will bring enmity between them that'll lead to their self destruction. That's if this news is true anyway.

ASUU has got to follow suit, students want to graduate within the minimum stipulated time, nobody wants to spend extra year(s) in school simply because ASUU derives pleasure from its incessant strike.

Don Demu: This product of a condom mishap of a backstage quickee must have been born on a highway cuz
thats where most accidents happen. So unfortunate your parents met briefly only once.

U mean the accidental discharge that brought you to this world actually happened on the highway? Your progenitor must be a mad policeman.

Don Demu: Useless aftermath of benylin with codeine.

Aha! So they were honest enough to tell you? Oh gosh! You know it's a common thing among the riff-raffs like you found in the north. Cough syrup is like water to you, little wonder it found its way equally mixed with the sper.m that gave you life hence the retardation you're suffering from. Sorry, there ain't no asylum for your dumbness. Blame no one but the codein and those two primates who got themselve saturated.

Don Demu: Tell them my brother zamuyi suya da tsuliyan Ojukwu anan.

Is that all you have to say concerning this thread?. Must you comment when you know you've got nothing meaningful to say?

Frigging bigot.

This river state crisis is becoming boring. Truth is, all what our so-called media is doing is just to make things worst to meet their selfish aim-atleast they'll have something to help them sell their papers/generate traffic.
Everytime Goodluck vs Amaechi this, Goodluck vs Rivers state that bla bla bla. Just report facts on ground not rumours with no substance, trying to connect things that are factually unconnected just to get us talking. Seems all they now know is to polarise people.






Nxt pls..

make money now: dats very corect no mater what u do islam rules u hv only 2 options take it or take it

Mr Man, simple mathematics teaches that when a=x and b=x then a=b. Therefore, from your above statement you have just one option which is to 'take islam'. Guess if i don't you're going to hack me to death?. Mentality of people like you is the problem of religion, i'll advice you change it, it doesn't help.

The amazing thing about muslims is that they are quick to shout islamophobia each time something they see as repression of muslims come up, failing to see or rather turn a blind eye towards the repression of governments like saudi, pakistan, afganistan to mention just few. Islamophobia appears to have become a slang since everything considered against islam is as a result of islamophobia. Rather than letting people see the hipocricy in some of their practices they claim everything is out of hate for their religion. You can't shout foul to intolerance when you're not any different.

These chinese and their palava sef. Well, can't blame them somtimes. I even get tired of all this religion and the "na me correct even when i dey wrong" that comes with it.

halavoke: Ndi ofe manu: your english is a clear sign u won't make any mark in nigeria!
Am sure u r a graduate,afta u n som lk u wen b fellow graduates go de laff patience

Bro u bad gan. Lol.. Couldn't help quoting you. Though mean, but its the humble truth.

frond: I won't believe until I am able to see the scan certificate

Are you thomas?

I pity nigeria's democracy.

If only the opposition is a better option. All i see is a group of desperate power hungry persons seeking personal aggrandizement rather than serving the interest of the masses.

And we're expected to take this serious?
The article is to shallow if you ask me.







Abeg next ..

'She wan chop awoof forgeting say awoof dey run belle'.
Good for her.

Evn na golden sef. Lubbbbissh.

Th e FG is just wasting precious time and resources all in the name of dialogue, you don't negotiate with terrorists who are hell bent on annihilating infidels and those that are not supporting their cause. The only solution i see is that the JTF should continue with the offensive in collaboration with the Civilian JTF until the terrorists are wiped out completely, else we'll just be going in circles. However also, if the government can find a way through the imams to continue preaching against them and making people understand that they (bokoharam) are only twisting the Quran so as to brainwash people to believe they are fighting for God against infidels because they've been implored to do so. But i know this will be very difficult given the fact that there is so much hate on infidels/christians which is as a result of indoctrination by the imams themselve - a handful of them i must say, they are always taught things that amount to hate of the so-called infidels. If the FG can successfully get the sincere preachers to preach the right thing all over, then i guess we won't have much to worry about.

Ice4jez: boy like u na him dey fail for school not becos dey dont know but oversabi na him go kill u.read the heading well and u will see nomorelose of ojb community.boy in short get ur a..s.s back to school

i tire 'o my broda. Nairaland has been infilterated by dullards now so tey the intellectuals no dey talk again. I miss the nairaland i used to know.

Boil rice with boiling ring, afterwards, add oil (preferably palm oil), seasoning (maggi), onions, sardine if any and pepper all at once (and that's after it has been cooked) food is ready.

Alexbond: we need Abubhakar shekahu not all dis sub-ogas!!!

He's into hiding, i pray his day comes soonest.

Welldone jtf. We'll surely win this war as a nation.

Wow! That was a bold one from PEJ, considerating the volume of respect this man has accumulated world wide over time. Her decision to take a jibe at WS is a no brainer and she of all people should know that he has earned all the respect he's getting of which she should'nt be an exception in showing him that respect. She should have replied in a more polite manner rather than in a strongly worded responce such as this.

Meanwhile, WS ought not to have made such unsubstantiated allegations given that the cause of the conflict is still vague, there'r still uncertainties regarding the matter. People prefer to just choose sides than just verify the real fact..