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Dubai occupied shameless tourists

More than 6 thousand violations of rules of conduct on the beaches of Dubai Police recorded in the period from January to October 2009. Most offenses related to immoral behavior of foreigners on the beach.

In recent time, the government of Dubai increasingly focused on suppression of improper conduct on the beach. This year comes a lot of tourists who do not bypass the beach side, in addition, live and work here a lot of foreigners from Western countries.

However, the majority of those detained by the police, – came from developing countries involved on not the most skilled jobs.

About a year ago, Dubai has got into the headlines of news agencies: the court of the emirate of two Britons found guilty of the fact that they were having sex at the beach, and sentenced them to prison terms for three months, transmits Bi-bi-si.

This case clearly demonstrated that the offenses for which other countries can only scold coming to Dubai threaten real jail time.

Day beaches patrolled by policemen in civilian clothes, not attract attention. At night, the guards order too well see what happens on the coastal strip: it highlights the powerful searchlights.

Frank behavior on the beach are more likely to entail a conversation with the police, and repeated violation may result in serious proceedings.

Despite the fact that the number of foreigners in Dubai exceeds the number of indigenous people, there is carefully monitoring the observance of Muslim attitudes. Thus, in the Emirate of a ban on alcohol – except in specially designated areas, usually in hotels, in addition, there are still punishable sex outside marriage and homosexual relationships.