CAIRO: European and Asian men deny charge but witness said he saw them kissing on the mouth. An appeals court in Abu Dhabi upheld a previous court verdict and sentenced a European and an Asian man to six months in prison, and too, ordered their deportation after they were convicted of kissing each other on the mouth in a public place, the Arabic language daily Alittihad reported on Wednesday. The court upheld the previous sentence after a witness confirmed again that he saw them hugging, and then kissing each other on the mouth on a street in Abu Dhabi. The two unnamed defendants told the court they were hugging each other while the European said he kissed his friend on the head as he was leaving the UAE. Their defense lawyer asked court to acquit them on the grounds the witness gave contradicting statements. The paper said a man who happened to be driving in the area saw the two hugging and kissing each other on the mouth. He told court that he was not first sure of what he had seen so he turned back and saw them kissing again. “The court sentenced them to six months in jail and ordered their deportation after serving their prison terms….they two were charged with committing an indecent act in a public place,” it said. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/Pvwp1 Tags: Gulf, Jailed, Kissing, Men, UAE Section: Gulf, Latest News, LGBT, United Arab Emirates
