
Marte Deborah Dalelv of Norway pardoned —
Marte Dalelv, 24, of Norway flashes a smile at the Norwegian Seamen's Center in Dubai on Monday, July 22, after she was pardoned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of an extramarital sex charge and allowed to fly home.

Marte Deborah Dalelv of Norway pardoned —
Dalelv is followed by journalists as she arrives at the Norwegian Seamen's Center in Dubai on July 22. Dalelv was on a work trip to Dubai when she reported to police that she had been raped by a colleague. She was herself then detained and charged with having unlawful sex, making a false statement and illegal consumption of alcohol. A court last week sentenced her to 16 months in prison.

Marte Deborah Dalelv of Norway pardoned —
Dalelv, right, embraces an unidentified woman at the Norwegian Seamen's Center in Dubai on July 22.

Marte Deborah Dalelv of Norway pardoned —
Dalelv waves and smiles as she arrives at the Norwegian Seamen's Center in Dubai on July 22.

Marte Deborah Dalelv of Norway pardoned —
Dalelv shows her passport at the Norwegian Seaman's Center in Dubai on July 22.


