Twenty-eight people, including policemen and army personnel, were arrested in October 2014 for drinking, partying and having sex on a yacht in Dubai.
Police officers seized 101 bottles of alcohol, including vodka, beer and whisky during the early morning in Dubai Marina.
In April 2014 Dubai Misdemeanours Court convicted the 28 defendants of getting together on the yacht without being related to each other, inciting each other to commit sins by committing immoral practices and drinking alcohol and partying without being related to each other.
Two men and three women were originally handed a year-long jail term for having consensual sex out of wedlock but this was subsequently reduced to one month. The defendants lost an appeal yesterday (December 14) and will now serve their sentences.
The court also upheld the Dh2,000 fine (approximately $550 US) for the other party goers for incitement to commit indecent behaviour.
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