Derrin Crawford

Lawyers to attend Derrin Crawford in Dubai police station as family fears for her safetyDerrin Crawford, the 23 year old British flight attendant currently being held in Dubai on charges of possessing an illegal substance with intent to distribute over two cannabis joints found by police in an apartment she was visiting, highlights the unpredictable dangers foreigners face in the UAE, according to Radha S

“What is happening right now to Derrin Crawford should alarm any foreigner in or intending to visit the UAE. She is the latest in a very long list of foreign nationals who have found themselves behind bars in Dubai, not due to anything they did wrong, but due to the systemic flaws in the UAE’s criminal justice system; from police to prosecutors, from judges to jailers. Any normal social interaction can suddenly turn into a criminal case; whether just taking pictures, brushing past someone in a crowded restaurant, going on a date or visiting someone’s home; anyone can find themselves accused of a crime, hastily convicted, and sentenced to years in prison,” Stirling explains.

Radha Stirling, CEO and founder of Detained in Dubai commented that the conditions Derrin is being kept in were "appalling and dangerous".

"Human rights violations are thoroughly documented. We are concerned about Derrin's safety."

Dubai drug raid: MP questions detention of air hostessDerrin Crawford's family say the 23-year-old tested negative for drugs but is still in jail.

Detained in Dubai's chief executive Radha Stirling said it was "absurd" Ms Crawford was being held by Dubai police, and that she had been in the "wrong place at the wrong time" as her "date allegedly possessed marijuana".

ITV Interview with Radha Stirling on Derrin Crawford Detained in Dubai

Derrin Crawford was arrested after cannabis was found in the apartment of a man she had dated.
Her family and a campaign group specialising in Dubai's legal system says there's no justification for keeping her locked up.

British air hostess, 23, is arrested in Dubai over drugs bustDerrin Crawford, 23, who works for Emirates and is based in the United Arab Emirates, had been out for dinner with the man and agreed to go back to his apartment when it was raided by officers.