A Filipino saleswoman has pardoned an Afghan man who groped her in an elevator in a mall in Dubai, reported Gulf News.
The Dubai Court of First Instance originally ordered three months jail term for the defendant, but the decision was later suspended after the Filipina pardoned him and granted him a written waiver.
Although he will no longer be locked up, he will still be deported immediately, as per the report.
It was not explained why she pardoned the defendant.
The complainant said that the incident happened in April. She was on her way to work and passed through a shopping mall. She stepped inside the mall’s elevator to go to the first floor.
The suspect, a 26-year-old Afghan, then entered the same elevator, greeted the Filipina, and asked details about herself, court records showed.
While they were inside the elevator, the man allegedly groped the Filipina without her consent before rushing out.
The suspect was immediately apprehended after the Filipina reported the incident to authorities.
