The two Britons will be deported after they complete their sentence . A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of reports that a British national has been arrested in Dubai and we can confirm he is being deported. Both denied that they had intercourse . `` The public ( prosecutor ) failed to produce corroborative evidence against my clients concerning having consensual sex and committing indecent gestures in public , '' said the pair 's lawyer , Hasan Mattar . " They were charged with with illicit relations , public indecency , public intoxication . Although a relatively moderate Gulf state , Dubai adheres to certain Islamic rules .
The two Britons will be deported after they complete their sentence . A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of reports that a British national has been arrested in Dubai and we can confirm he is being deported." They were charged with with illicit relations , public indecency , public intoxication . Although a relatively moderate Gulf state , Dubai adheres to certain Islamic rules .