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Dubai pardons Norwegian woman at center of rape dispute

AP , Monday 22 Jul 2013

A Norwegian woman at the center of a Dubai rape claim dispute says she has been pardoned and is free to leave the country

Marte Deborah Dalelv
Marte Deborah Dalelv , A Norwegian woman sentenced to 16 months in jail in Dubai for having sex outside marriage after she reported an alleged rape (Photo: AP)

Marte Deborah Dalelv told The Associated Press she was given back her passport Sunday by the public prosecutor's office and that her 16-month sentence for having sex outside marriage has been dropped.

The 42-year-old Dalelv claimed she was raped in March by a co-worker, but she was charged with the sex offense after going to police in Dubai in a case that highlighted the clash between the city's Western-friendly atmosphere and its Islamic-based legal codes.

Her sentencing last week stirred outrage in the West.

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