British tourist Jamie Harron has been sentenced to jail in Dubai.
He faces three months in prison but his lawyers plan to appeal.
Mr. Harron, from Scotland, was “angry, disappointed, and dreads what may happen next”.
He is not being held in custody while the appeal is considered, according to managing partner of Haigh International Justice David Haigh.
But his passport has been confiscated and he cannot leave Dubai.
The 27-year-old electrician was on a stopover in the Gulf city-state when he brushed past a man in a bar.
Mr. Harron is said to have been holding a drink, moving through a crowded bar and held a hand in front of him to avoid spilling it on himself or others. He then “touched a man on his hip to avoid impact”.
He was later arrested for public indecency.
Worley, Will. “Dubai: British Tourist Jamie Harron Sentenced to Three Months ‘for Accidentally Touching a Man’s Hip’ in Bar.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 22 Oct. 2017, www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/british-scottish-man-hip-tourist-jail-accidentally-touching-hip-bar-dubai-jamie-harron-haigh-international-justice-a8013846.html.