Marcus Fakana, now 19, from Tottenham, has prepared a plea to the ruler of the UAE, who is understood to have intervened in cases involving tourists in the past.
Marcus Fakana, now 19, from Tottenham, was 18-years-old when he was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old girl from London while he was on holiday with his parents in the UAE city in August.
Marcus Fakana, the British teenager who was convicted in Dubai after having sex with a 17-year-old girl, is now facing the prospect of seeing his one-year sentence increased to 20 years.
Marcus Fakana, 18, will spend a year in Dubai's notorious al-Awir jail. The prison houses terrorists, killers and ruthless Russian gangsters who force prisoners with HIV to rape other inmates.