The Dubai Court of Appeals upheld the nine-month jail term awarded to an Emirati housewife found guilty of running a prostitution den by the First Instance Court.
Her accomplices will be deported after serving their varied sentences.
The Emirati woman, SMD, 48, forced girls into illegal trade with the help of SYB, 45, Filipina maid; and TSS, 60, Syrian accountant. While the formeer would collect money from men, the Syrian 'supplied' girls.
An Iranian visitor AAM, 33, was accused for having consensual sex with the housewife and sentenced to three months imprisonment.
A juvenile 'prostitute' ATK was referred to the Juvenile Court and a 23-year-old 'prostitute' FM, who holds a maid visa, is being prosecuted.
TSS will serve nine months in jail and SYB will spend six months for criminal complicity and exploitation.
Following a tip-off, police handed over Dh2,000 in cash to the informer and sent him to the den. Police followed him and while the negotiation was going on , they raided the place and arrested the owner and a juvenile girl.