Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, a business arts student at Lehman College in New York was detained during a 10 hour layover in Dubai on July 14.
She was then escorted to a private room where she was instructed to remove the brace, which goes around her waist, stomach and upper chest. Boy, 12, in critical condition after being struck by lightning during football match at Hertfordshire schoolThe 21-year-old “gently touched” one of the female customs officer’s arms as she tried to motion to her friend.
“Even if Elizabeth wins her case, 6 months or more of being forced to stay in the country at her own cost while under the very real threat of imprisonment, is an unacceptable consequence of transiting through Dubai”, Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International said. Ms De Los Santos’ mum has been left in “shock and suffering. She is really worried and keeps crying,” she added.