Daughter begs for release of mum jailed for calling ex-husbands new wife a horse

By Deputy Chief EditorApril 9, 2019

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The daughter of a British woman arrested in Dubai over Facebook posts which branded her ex-husbands new wife a horse has begged its ruler to let her come home.

Laleh Shahravesh, 55, faces two years in jail and a £50,000 fine over posts allegedly written three years ago after she discovered that her former partner, Pedro, had remarried, the Detained In Dubai group said.

Ms Shahravesh, from Richmond, south-west London, was arrested with her daughter Paris, 14, at Dubai Airport when the pair visited on March 10 for Pedros funeral, one week after his death from a heart attack, aged 51.

Undated handout picture of Laleh Sharavesh, (right), a single mother from London, who campaigners have claimed is facing two years in jail in Dubai for allegedly using disparaging language about her ex-husband's new wife on Facebook. She was arrested with her 14-year-old daughter, Paris (left), who was later allowed to fly home alone and is now staying with relatives. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday April 8, 2019. See PA story POLICE Dubai . Photo credit should read: Detained in Dubai/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — Paris Shahravesh has written to the Prime Minster of the UAE begging him to let her mum go (Picture: PA)

One of the posts which campaigners have claimed has left Laleh Sharavesh,, a single mother from London, facing two years in jail in Dubai for allegedly using disparaging language about her ex-husband's new wife on Facebook. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday April 8, 2019. See PA story POLICE Dubai . Photo credit should read: Detained in Dubai/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — She was detained for calling her ex-husbands new wife a horse on Facebook (Picture: PA)

They were held for 12 hours before Ms Shahraveshs passport was seized.

The teenager, who has returned to Britain, has written to the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

She said in the letter published by Detained in Dubai: I have not seen my mother in 23 days, and with every passing day, I feel less hopeful of her return.

I ask kindly: please, please return my mothers passport, and let her come home.

Ms Shahravesh had been married to Pedro for 18 years and they lived together in Dubai, where he worked for HSBC, for eight months before she returned to Britain with their daughter.

Husbands new wife Samah Al Hammadi (pictured) were living in Dubai when the Facebook posts were made in October 2016 / A British mum faces being jailed in Dubai over a disparaging Facebook post she made two years about her ex-husband?s new wife. Laleh Sharavesh was arrested along with her 14-year-old daughter Paris when she arrived in the Arab kingdom for her ex?s funeral last month. She discovered her husband?s second wife had complained about the social media post from 2016 and Laleh was held under Dubai?s strict cyber crime laws. While her 14-year-old daughter was allowed to return home to Britain, Laleh,55, has been banned from leaving the country as her passport has been confiscated. — Laleh Shahravesh, 55, faces two years in jail and a £50,000 fine over posts allegedly written three years ago

A few months later, in 2016, she unexpectedly received divorce papers and saw from photos on Facebook that Pedro, who is Portuguese, had remarried.

In one post, she wrote: I hope you go under the ground you idiot. Damn you. You left me for this horse.

In another comment, which she wrote in Britain, she said: You married a horse you idiot.

She said: I had no idea he was getting married again, and so soon after our own marriage broke down.

I reacted badly. I lashed out and wrote two unpleasant comments about his new wife on his Facebook page.

Ms Shahraveshs posts, written in Farsi, were reported by Pedros new wife, Samah Al Hammadi, 42, from Tunisia, Detained In Dubai said.

Lelah - daughter Paris and Pedro / Her ordeal began on March 14 when Laleh and her daughter flew to Dubai's for her ex husband Pedro's funeral / A British mum faces being jailed in Dubai over a disparaging Facebook post she made two years about her ex-husband?s new wife. Laleh Sharavesh was arrested along with her 14-year-old daughter Paris when she arrived in the Arab kingdom for her ex?s funeral last month. She discovered her husband?s second wife had complained about the social media post from 2016 and Laleh was held under Dubai?s strict cyber crime laws. While her 14-year-old daughter was allowed to return home to Britain, Laleh,55, has been banned from leaving the country as her passport has been confiscated. — Her ordeal began on March 14 when Laleh and her daughter flew to Dubais for her ex husband Pedros funeral

Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained In Dubai, said Ms Hammadi had since posted on Facebook that she was considering retracting her statement out of respect for Paris.

She said: We are delighted to hear that the complainant is considering dropping the charges, however it should never have become such an issue because the Dubai prosecution should not have allowed it to escRead More – Source

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