Update: They’re Not Letting Him Out
See Press Release Regarding Cat-Luy.
Dubai is not a good place. It is not a good place for Westerners period. Do not go there. If you’re there, you should get out.
This is a repost of the message from _yungfuktoi_ at LiveJournal:
So here is what is happening with Diz, my partner.
I waited to go public with this because I wanted to preserve his privacy, and thank you for understanding the cryptic nature of my communication lately.
On Saturday morning Diz flew into Dubai airport and was detained at immigration. We kind of knew he would be profiled because he has long hair and looks oriental (they are very racist against Asians in Dubai, and ultra-conservative). He knew the score going in: prescription drugs are illegal, dress conservatively and detox for a week (even trace amounts of either illegal or prescription drugs in the urine are prosecuted as ‘drug smuggling’. I’m not joking).
They found melatonin on him, which he bought over the counter in the US. Legally, you can even buy it over the counter in Dubai.
They arrested him, anyway.
Spontaneous ∂erivation 