HI,
Some of you may remember my previous posts about this Yemeni trader who was ( and still is actually) jailed in Dubai for trying to con people into buying, what he calls, a ‘bulletproof’ onyx.
The curious case has finally concluded with the highest court here confirming his 3 month imprisonment to be followed by deportation.
The sad thing is that the man still claims that the stone is bullet-proof but has had no chance to prove it. Several government bodies failed to confirm the Yemeni's claims because they lacked proper scientific methods or equipment to test whether the onyx stone was bulletproof or to decide its real value.
Again as I said earlier, why not just test it on the man himself?
Some of you may remember my previous posts about this Yemeni trader who was ( and still is actually) jailed in Dubai for trying to con people into buying, what he calls, a ‘bulletproof’ onyx.
The curious case has finally concluded with the highest court here confirming his 3 month imprisonment to be followed by deportation.
The sad thing is that the man still claims that the stone is bullet-proof but has had no chance to prove it. Several government bodies failed to confirm the Yemeni's claims because they lacked proper scientific methods or equipment to test whether the onyx stone was bulletproof or to decide its real value.
Again as I said earlier, why not just test it on the man himself?
If he survives, then the stone is priceless.... if not….. well, case closed.
Simple!
In other news, a Filipina housemaid has been jailed for pocketing money from the trousers of her sponsor when he was exercising at the gym.
In other news, a Filipina housemaid has been jailed for pocketing money from the trousers of her sponsor when he was exercising at the gym.
The Dubai Court sentenced the housemaid, to 3 months in jail followed by deportation.
The maid pleaded guilty and confessed that she stole Dh200 but the Public Prosecution charged her with stealing Dh14,240 from her British sponsor, over a period of time. The sponsor said the maid began stealing money as soon as she arrived at the house.
If that is true then why he waited till the incident at the gym is what baffles me.
And frankly in which country can you be jailed/prosecuted for crimes allegedly committed in the past.
Did the fact that the accuser is a British national and the maid a poor Filipina, have anything to do with the verdict?
While on baffling news, today’s newspaper also reported a very curious incident. I reproduce it here, to the letter, because I cannot believe how vague and yet how alarming it is in this day & age of terrorist attacks.
Three held after Dubai nightclub attack:
Dubai: Another nightclub was the target of a suspected attack at the weekend. The club management confirmed that an incident took place at the Bur Dubai nightclub.
Dubai: Another nightclub was the target of a suspected attack at the weekend. The club management confirmed that an incident took place at the Bur Dubai nightclub.
"We don't know how someone let something off in the club. One waitress fell down and was taken to hospital in an ambulance, but she is fine. We don't know the facts, because no-one saw what happened. Some people were coughing and others had itchy eyes," the management said.
Police sources said three Britons have been detained in connection with the incident, but they have denied the accusations. A police source said the substance was not tear gas and it has been sent to the forensic laboratory for tests.
Just some questions though.
1) How did they manage to capture/trap/collect the alleged substance which they say is “not tear gas” but which, I am presuming was still gaseous in nature?
2) Could someone just have farted really badly?
Till next time...
Ciao
V
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