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Briton jailed in Dubai is released
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A British mother jailed in the United Arab Emirates for adultery has been released. Skip related content
Marnie Pearce, 40, was handed a three-month prison sentence after a Dubai court found she had cheated on her Egyptian ex-husband, Ihab El Labban.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that Ms Pearce, originally from Bracknell, Berkshire, has left her Dubai jail.
The supply teacher, who lost custody of her sons, Laith, eight, and Ziad, four, last month, had faced deportation upon her release from prison.
But this has now been put on hold while she fights to win back her children.
Ms Pearce was imprisoned in February and held in the women's section of Dubai Central Jail in Al Awir.
She launched two appeals against her conviction but both were unsuccessful.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it welcomed the suspended deportation.
A spokeswoman said: "We have been in touch with the UAE authorities about Ms Pearce's case and requested that the deportation be suspended while the child custody case was ongoing. The welfare of the children has been our prime concern throughout this case."
Ms Pearce will remain in Dubai while she considers her next steps with a legal representative. The FCO is continuing to provide consular assistance to Ms Pearce and her children.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090427...d-6323e80.html
Briton jailed in Dubai is released
2 hours 12 mins ago
A British mother jailed in the United Arab Emirates for adultery has been released. Skip related content
Marnie Pearce, 40, was handed a three-month prison sentence after a Dubai court found she had cheated on her Egyptian ex-husband, Ihab El Labban.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that Ms Pearce, originally from Bracknell, Berkshire, has left her Dubai jail.
The supply teacher, who lost custody of her sons, Laith, eight, and Ziad, four, last month, had faced deportation upon her release from prison.
But this has now been put on hold while she fights to win back her children.
Ms Pearce was imprisoned in February and held in the women's section of Dubai Central Jail in Al Awir.
She launched two appeals against her conviction but both were unsuccessful.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it welcomed the suspended deportation.
A spokeswoman said: "We have been in touch with the UAE authorities about Ms Pearce's case and requested that the deportation be suspended while the child custody case was ongoing. The welfare of the children has been our prime concern throughout this case."
Ms Pearce will remain in Dubai while she considers her next steps with a legal representative. The FCO is continuing to provide consular assistance to Ms Pearce and her children.
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