Woman held in Dubai with daughter for drinking wine on flight
WTF is going on here? As either a Brit or a Swede, she would have been eligible for visa on arrival, so what's with this expired visa thing? Also, if the alcohol was consumed over international airspace I don't see how she can legally be found guilty, even in the sandpit system of justice (and yes, I have experienced it first hand).
Also, what's with the one year hold up? If it's really that bad and you're facing a year of lost income, just admit guilt, serve a couple of months and be deported, surely?
Too many questions here, something's missing. Even for the sandpit this sounds too extreme. Methinks the camera and a rotten attitude had a big part in this, but I stand by to be corrected.