MAIL Online: A British couple convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai had their three-month jail sentences suspended today, their lawyer said.
Michelle Palmer, 36 and Vince Acors, 34, were freed at Dubai's Court of Appeal.
The pair will now be deported and ordered to pay a fine of £170, Acors' solicitor in London said.
Palmer said today's ruling 'proves our innocence'.
Speaking afterwards on her mobile telephone, she said: 'I'm not saying anything. It just proves our innocence after all the bad stuff that was written. That's it.'
Hassan Matter, who represented the couple in court today, said: 'The judge has cancelled the jail. He refused the prosecution appeal (for the sentences to be increased).
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