A British law student sentenced to life in prison in Dubai for a drug case. Mother says she made a mistake because of bad friends…it’s the law.
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Amaravati August 7(Bharat News)AP
A British girl gets life imprisonment in Dubai.. A foolish mistake is the reason! 23-year-old Mia O’Brien gets a harsh sentence in a drug case. The mother said that she made a mistake because of bad friends. The ‘GoFundMe’ page set up in October last year to help with the arrest of 50 grams of drugs has been deleted. Life imprisonment in Dubai means 15 to 25 years in prison
A young woman who was supposed to pursue higher studies and build a good future has had her life turned upside down with a single mistake. The law student who was supposed to master the laws has broken the laws and ended up in prison. A Dubai court has sentenced 23-year-old British student Mia O’Brien, who was caught in a drug case, to life imprisonment. She is currently serving her sentence in Dubai Central Jail.
Mia O’Brien, from Liverpool, is studying law. She was arrested in Dubai in October last year. Her mother, Danielle McKenna (46), is in tears as she has not seen her daughter since. “My daughter has never done anything wrong in her life. Unfortunately, she did something stupid with some bad friends. Now she is paying a heavy price for it,” she said.
However, although her family has not revealed the details of the crime, according to media reports, authorities seized 50 grams of Class A drugs from Mia. Their value is estimated to be around 2,500 pounds (about Rs. 3 lakh in Indian currency).
Although her mother started a fundraiser on ‘GoFundMe’ to help Mia, it was removed because it was against the organization’s rules. A spokesperson for ‘GoFundMe’ clarified that their rules do not allow fundraising for legal aid for certain types of serious crimes.
The United Arab Emirates has strict laws that carry a life sentence of 15 to 25 years in prison. Such harsh sentences are imposed for serious crimes like drug trafficking, murder, human trafficking, and terrorist activities. This incident has put a young woman’s golden future in question.
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