A BRITON could be jailed for ten years in Dubai after being accused of calling the prophet Mohammed a "terrorist".
Businessman Andrew Graham, 40, had an argument with a Pakistani shopkeeper, who told police he had abused the Muslim faith's most revered figure.
Mr Graham insists he had merely been discussing the Taliban with the trader and fiercely denies his allegations.
But yesterday he appeared at Dubai's Misdemeanours Court to be accused of insulting Islam. It is a serious charge in the strict Islamic state, carrying a maximum penalty of ten years' jail.
The 21-year-old shopkeeper, who works in an electronics store in Dubai's Emirates Mall, claimed Mr Graham told him Pakistani Muslims were murderers.
The trader, who was not identified, said that when he told Mr Graham Muslims were peaceloving, the Briton retorted that he was crazy and Mohammed was a terrorist.
Mr Graham, an expat living in Qatar, told the court: "When I understood from his responses he was a supporter of the Taliban, I told him he was crazy because they were terrorists.
"I did not say anything bad about Muslims or the prophet."
He was granted bail prior to a trial scheduled for June 9.
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Businessman Andrew Graham, 40, had an argument with a Pakistani shopkeeper, who told police he had abused the Muslim faith's most revered figure.
Mr Graham insists he had merely been discussing the Taliban with the trader and fiercely denies his allegations.
But yesterday he appeared at Dubai's Misdemeanours Court to be accused of insulting Islam. It is a serious charge in the strict Islamic state, carrying a maximum penalty of ten years' jail.
The 21-year-old shopkeeper, who works in an electronics store in Dubai's Emirates Mall, claimed Mr Graham told him Pakistani Muslims were murderers.
The trader, who was not identified, said that when he told Mr Graham Muslims were peaceloving, the Briton retorted that he was crazy and Mohammed was a terrorist.
Mr Graham, an expat living in Qatar, told the court: "When I understood from his responses he was a supporter of the Taliban, I told him he was crazy because they were terrorists.
"I did not say anything bad about Muslims or the prophet."
He was granted bail prior to a trial scheduled for June 9.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-prophet-Brit-faces-prison.html#ixzz1Mjad27v6
