UAE prosecutors have lost their bid to increase the sentence of a rapist jailed for sexually assaulting a Filipino accountant.
Lawyers took their case to the appeal court to argue the six-month jail term was insufficient given the seriousness of the offence.
In June this year, Dubai Criminal Court heard how a 29-year-old man from Pakistan had repeatedly raped his victim by a roadside.
The pair had met at their local supermarket and exchanged numbers before agreeing to go out on a date.
But after enjoying a dinner together in November last year, the defendant drove the woman to a secluded spot and attacked her.
He was found guilty of kidnap and two counts of rape.
“He restricted my movement and raped me twice then threatened to kill me if I called police,” the 25-year-old victim told the court.
