Mr. Haigh clarified for Marcus what the young kid should anticipate and emphasized that the “horrors of jail” could haunt him.
“It will be terrible – particularly because he is so young and because there’s a lot of racism in these jails,” he said. “The family is very concerned. A miracle is what they’re praying for.”
Detained in Dubai’s director, Radha Stirling, has been helping the family with the lawsuit. “They [his family] will wait and see if the prosecution will apply for a harsher sentence,” she said.
To be honest, that genuine prospect is frightening the family. On a GoFundMe page, his family posted an earlier request.
It read: “For him, his family, and our friends, what should have been a joyful moment has become a nightmare.
This occurred when someone attempted to use UAE law against him. He faces charges for a felony that carries a maximum 20-year jail sentence.
