Prison terms upheld for men who kissed

Abu Dhabi Appeals Court upholds six-month prison sentence for two men who kissed on the street.

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A six-month prison sentence for two men who kissed in the street was yesterday upheld by the Abu Dhabi Appeals Court.

A lawyer for the two men - a German and an Indian - said the pair had simply been saying goodbye to each other and that the gesture was purely platonic.

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