Sir Keir Starmer recognises that the situation of an 18-year-old prosecuted in Dubai for a sexual relationship is “extremely distressing” for him, Downing Street has said.
Marcus Fakana, an 18-year-old from Tottenham, north London, has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group said.
“The Prime Minister recognises it’s an extremely distressing situation for Marcus and his family,” the Prime Minister’s spokesman said of the case.
