I´m sure the UAE authorities will be sensitive to this
It would do nothing but harm to their global reputation to have a westerner put in front of a firing squad. You can imagine the furore that would be unleashed from certain sections of the liberal press.
Yes, we as westerers should be unqequivocal in showing respect for laws in other countries and cultures , but when these countries are making countless billions trading in western markets, a bit of quid pro quo makes perfect sense. ( Yes I know the US still has capital punisnment , but not for drugs trafficking)
If guilty he deserves a lengthy stretch
I wonder if he´s a blue ? or even a rag!!!