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Pregnancy out of wedlock sees couple jailed in Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates has a very strict law about sex outside marriage. This law can be applied to expats and visitors no matter which country they come from.

A South African expat and his Ukrainian fiancée now stand trial at Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance for being accused of having sex out of wedlock.

Local reports said official court documents stated that the couple was arrested towards the end of January after they visited a doctor in the emirate.

Iryna Nohai, 27 from the Ukraine was complaining of stomach cramps to Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, from South Africa. Only to find that Nohai was on her early stages of a pregnancy.

Before the couple could celebrate, the doctor had notified the authorities who arrested the pair for having sex before marriage.

The pair appeared before the court and both denied the charges.

The verdict will be issued on March 15. -KCO

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