Two men jailed for six months for kissing

Two men had their guilty verdict upheld at Abu Dhabi appeal court yesterday.

The pair were initially found guilty of kissing each other in public.

The men, one Asian and one European, were told they must serve their six-month sentence. Their deportation once their jail sentence ends was also ordered.

Arabic language daily Alittihad reported that a witness claimed to have seen the men kissing on the mouth.

The two repeated their claim that they had hugged in greeting and that the European had kissed his friend on the head as he was leaving the UAE.