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| Marte Deborah Dalelv (EPA) |
On Wednesday, a
Norwegian expat was sentenced to 16 months in jail by a court in the United
Arab Emirates after she reported being raped. Twenty-five-year-old Marte
Deborah Dalelv was charged for having extramarital sex, drinking alcohol
without a license and perjury.
Dalelv was
allegedly raped in March and says police confiscated her passport and imprisoned her
for four days after she reported the incident. She has since sought refuge in a Norwegian church in Dubai.
Speaking to the
Associated Press, Dalev said that her alleged rapist, a work colleague, received a lesser sentence of 13 months for extramarital
sex and alcohol consumption.
Online,
Norwegians and supporters around the world expressed outrage and came to her
defence.
Many flooded a Dubai tourism
Facebook page with angry messages calling for Marte to be
freed. Under a post that promoted a Dubai resort, people commented:
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