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She took her daughter to her ex-partners funeral and was detained even though the post was made two years ago

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-07/...acebook-posts/


A British woman faces up to two years in jail and a £50,000 fine in Dubai for calling her deceased ex-husband's wife "a horse" in a 2016 Facebook post.

Londoner Laleh Shahravesh said she insulted her former husband's wife on Facebook as she felt "angry and betrayed" after seeing pictures of their wedding mere months after he had suddenly served her with divorce papers.

Ms Shahravesh was arrested along with her 14-year-old daughter, Paris, for breaking Dubai’s cybercrime laws when they returned to the country on March 10 for Pedro's funeral after his death from a heart attack at the age of 51 a week before.

The laws mean that an old social media post from before a person visits Dubai can see them heavily fined and jailed for years if they ever visit the desert state.

After her arrest, police took Ms Shahravesh's passport and she is unable to leave the country.

Paris flew home alone on her scheduled flight five days later and has been staying with relatives.