The foreign secretary said people should "follow the rules" of other countries when asked about a British 18-year-old who has been sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai.

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Foreign secretary says people should 'follow the rules' in other countries after 18-year-old constituent jailed in Dubai

Campaign group Detained in Dubai said it was ‘outrageous’ foreign secretary David Lammy was not helping Marcus Fakana

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The 18-year-old is desperate for help after being handed a 12-month sentence earlier this month after being convicted following a holiday romance

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The foreign secretary said people should “follow the rules” of other countries when asked about a British 18-year-old who has been sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai. Marcus Fakana, from Mr Lammy’s Tottenham constituency, had a “holiday romance” with a girl who was 17 while with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The girl, who is also from London, is now 18. But after campaign group Detained In Dubai said his treatment was a “disg…

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Foreign secretary says people should 'follow the rules' in other

Activists who helped a British teenager convicted over a holiday affair in the United Arab Emirates have said it is “outrageous” that the Foreign Secretary appears unwilling to help them. Detained in Dubai, a campaign group working closely with the family of Marcus Fakana, asked David Lammy to raise the case through diplomatic channels after the construction apprentice was sentenced in Dubai last week. Fakana, 18, faces a year in jail for having…

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Campaigners Helping An 18-year-old British Teenager Convicted Of A "holiday Affair" With A British Girl In Dubai Say It Is "outrageous" That Foreign Secretary David Lammy "won't Help".

Foreign secretary says people should 'follow the rules' in other countries after 18-year-old constituent jailed in Dubai

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