Marcus Fakana, the British teenager who was convicted in Dubai after having sex with a 17-year-old girl, is now facing the prospect of seeing his one-year sentence increased to 20 years.
The British teenager convicted in Dubai after having sex with a 17-year-old girl faces having his jail sentence increased to up to 20 years this week, a leading human rights lawyer has warned.
Mr Fakana has not yet been imprisoned in the notorious al-Awir central prison, which houses death row inmates, murderers, terrorists and violent gangsters, as prosecutors ponder whether to demand he is handed a greater punishment. 'It is always seen that the prosecutor really decides the sentence, but this was a low one for them. The worry is that they will not want to let this go and look weak. They may want to show they have fully upheld the law to everyone watching. Marcus will play almost no part in any prosecution appeal.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE British teen, 18, will rot in Dubai hell hole for a YEAR over consensual sex with UK girl, 17 'The horrors of jail are obvious. It will be terrible – particularly because he is so young and because there's a lot of racism in these jails,' Mr Haigh said.Fakana could yet launch an appeal of his own to try and get the sentence reduced or removed.
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