Playboy in custody over Dubai Butt Squad balcony snap slept with two of the models
Vitaliy Grechin was arrested by authorities in Dubai after a photo of 17 naked models he was staying with showing them all lined up on a balcony went viral on social media
08:27, 30 APR 2021
Vitaly Grechin was arrested following the incident (Image: Vitaliy Grechin)
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Those involved in naked photoshoot in Dubai to be deported
Kamran Jebreili/AP
FILE - In Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, a thick blanket of early morning fog partially shrouds the skyscrapers of the Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers districts of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Police in Dubai arrested a group of people on charges of public debauchery, authorities said Saturday, April 3, 2021, over a widely shared video that showed naked women posing on a balcony in the Marina. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
and last updated 2021-04-06 17:41:14-04
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) â Authorities in Dubai say those involved in a naked photoshoot on a balcony that went viral and prompted a crackdown in the city will be deported.
Dubai police detained 11 Ukrainian women who posed naked along with a male Russian photographer
Earlier this week, images and videos of the naked women were splattered across social media sites
In the UAE legal code based on Islamic law, or Shariah, has landed foreigners in jail for tamer offenses
Dubai s Attorney General announced those behind the photo shoot would be deported to home countries
Eleven Ukrainian women who took part in a naked photoshoot on a high-rise balcony in Dubai will be deported, authorities said Tuesday, along with the Russian photographer.
After pictures and videos of the women went viral in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai authorities have charged the 12 with public debauchery and producing pornography.
Dubai’s Attorney General Essam Issa al-Humaidan announced that those behind the photoshoot would be sent back to their countries. Dubai police have declined to identify those detained.
Ukrainian and Russian authorities confirmed the arrest of their citizens Tuesday, but the nationalities of the others detained were not immediately known.
Dubai to Deport Russian, Ukrainians Caught in Nude Balcony Photoshoot April 7, 2021 Dubai had made the arrests after footage of several naked women posing on a high-rise balcony spread across social media. David Lisbona / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Dubai announced Tuesday it will deport the Russian organizer of and 11 Ukrainian women involved in a salacious photoshoot on a high-rise balcony.
The swift deportation is rare for the Muslim sheikhdom, where cases of public debauchery and producing pornography usually go to trial, according to the Associated Press. Those arrested had faced up to six months in jail and fines of up to $1,500 for “lewd behavior” under the United Arab Emirates’ laws, which are based on Shariah law.