Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn the charges against Irish woman Tori Towey, a lawyer assisting her case has said.
The 28-year-old from Roscommon was facing charges including attempted suicide and consuming alcohol and had her passport destroyed. She had been working as a flight attendant based in Dubai – the largest city in the UAE.
Radha Stirling, a lawyer and human rights advocate who runs the Detained in Dubai group, said Ms Towey and her mother were “over the moon” at the news.
“We are ever grateful for widespread support of the public, the media and the Irish government,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“We hope her transit at the airport will go smoothly and that no further attempts will be made to keep her in the country.”
The BBC has approached the UAE government for comment on the case.
Travel ban lifted
Earlier, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris said a travel ban preventing Ms Towey from leaving the UAE had been lifted.
“The embassy will take Tori to the airport as soon as she is ready to go,” he told the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament).
“The embassy will of course continue to follow up on the case which is still active as of now… and to thank our embassy for the work in relation to that”.
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