Jamie Harron, from Stirling, claimed he was simply trying to avoid spilling his drink in a bar when he touched the man 
 
 A Scottish man has been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai for touching a man’s hip as he carried a drink through a crowded bar. 
 
 
 
 Jamie Harron, 27, was arrested for public indecency at the Rock Bottom bar on 15 July. The electrician, from Stirling, claimed he was simply trying to avoid spilling his drink when he touched the man. 
 
 It was thought the case against Harron might have been dropped after reports that the businessman he touched had withdrawn his complaint. But on Sunday the campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Harron, said he had been sentenced to three months in jail for public indecency. 
 
 The group said he would appeal against the jail term but he faced further court proceedings for drinking alcohol and for allegedly swearing at the businessman he touched. 
 
 In a statement, the group said Harron was “angry, disappointed and dreads what may happen next. He feels betrayed and exploited by the system, which did not investigate the reports of key witnesses in his defence and led him to believe that the case would be dropped.” 
 
 The group said Harron would take legal action against his accuser, said to be a senior employee at the engineering firm Neuman and Esser, when he was eventually able to return to Britain. 
 
 Radha Stirling, the chief executive of Detained in Dubai, said Harron had “suffered tremendously” as a result of the allegations, had lost his job, faced losing his home and was struggling to pay his legal bills. 
 
 
 
 She said: “Now Jamie has been sentenced to three months. There is no telling whether a judgment on appeal will be better or worse. He has already suffered tremendously as a result of these allegations, and now faces the likelihood of incarceration. 
 
 “His family was unable to visit him during this critical time because they faced a very real risk of imprisonment themselves under the UAE’s cybercrime laws which forbid criticism of the government. 
 
 “At this point, Jamie will definitely be pursuing civil action against his accusers when he does eventually return home, as it appears that he will not be able to find justice in the UAE.” 
 
 Neuman and Esser said its employee sought to drop his complaint against Harron in August, but Harron’s supporters have said there is no documentation to support this and said his accuser had never appeared in court to request a dismissal. 
 
 Harron was previously sentenced to 30 days in prison for failing to appear at a court hearing into his case, although Detained in Dubai said he had not been notified of the date in advance. 

 Image copyright Detained in Dubai/Getty Image caption Jamie Harron was convicted of public indecency over the incident in a Dubai bar 
 
 A Scottish man has been sentenced to three months in jail for touching a man's hip in a Dubai bar. 
 
 Jamie Harron, from Stirling, was arrested in July and charged with public indecency. 
 
 He claimed he had simply been trying to avoid spilling his drink when he touched the man. 
 
 The 27-year-old electrician had already been sentenced to a month in jail for drinking beer and still faces further court proceedings. 
 
 The businessman who made the complaint against Mr Harron later withdrew it, but prosecutors in Dubai continued with the case. 
 
 News of the three-month sentence was released by campaign group Detained in Dubai, which has been supporting Mr Harron. 
 
 Image copyright Detained in Dubai Image caption Mr Harron was on a stopover break in the United Arab Emirates when the incident happened 
 
 The group said lawyers acting for him would appeal and they would be pursuing a civil action against his accusers. 
 
 A statement from the group said: "Today Jamie Harron was sentenced to three months imprisonment for accidentally brushing the hip of an Arab customer at the Rock Bottom bar in Dubai. 
 
 "Key witnesses to the incident were not called upon to testify to discredit the allegations. 
 
 "Jamie will appeal the verdict, though this will prolong his increasingly difficult circumstances in Dubai, and compound the enormous financial losses he has suffered as a consequence of the ongoing case." 
 
 Detained in Dubai's chief executive Radha Stirling said Mr Harron was "understandably distraught". 
 
 She added: "Now Jamie has been sentenced to three months, there is no telling whether a judgment on appeal will be better or worse. 
 
 "He has already suffered tremendously as a result of these allegations, and now faces the likelihood of incarceration. 
 
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 "His family was unable to visit him during this critical time because they faced a very real risk of imprisonment themselves under the UAE's cybercrime laws which forbid criticism of the government. 
 
 "At this point, Jamie will definitely be pursuing civil action against his accusers when he does eventually return home, as it appears that he will not be able to find justice in the UAE. 
 
 "He is angry, disappointed, and dreads what may happen next. He feels betrayed and exploited by the system, which did not investigate the reports of key witnesses in his defence and led him to believe that the case would be dropped." 
 
 Mr Harron, who worked as an electrician in Afghanistan, was on a two-day stopover in the United Arab Emirates at the time of the incident on 15 July. 
 
 He is still to face court on two other charges stemming from the case - one of consuming alcohol, and one for allegedly making a rude gesture.
– A Scottish tourist says he was just trying not to spill his drink while at a Dubai bar, and he'll spend time in jail for it. The BBC reports Jamie Harron, 27, was handed a 3-month sentence for touching a man's hip, something Harron says happened while he was walking with a drink in the crowded Rock Bottom Cafe on July 15; he says he put out his hand "to avoid impact" with a patron, but the incident led to a public indecency charge. Though the BBC reports the man whose hip Harron brushed dropped the complaint (the Guardian is less firm on this point, and says there are no court records to back this up), prosecutors went ahead with the case. The group Detained in Dubai has been championing Harron's cause and complaining about what it sees as deficiencies in his defense, including "key witnesses" who were not asked to testify. It says an appeal is planned, "though this will prolong his increasingly difficult circumstances in Dubai, and compound the enormous financial losses he has suffered as a consequence of the ongoing case." The group's CEO adds that his family hasn't been able to be by his side, as "they faced a very real risk of imprisonment themselves under the UAE's cybercrime laws which forbid criticism of the government." Harron, an electrician, stopped off in Dubai for a couple days en route to a job in Afghanistan. The Guardian reports Harron's court ordeal isn't over, as he still faces additional charges related to drinking alcohol and allegedly swearing at the man he brushed up against.