Scots grandad facing jail in Dubai after asking neighbours to turn music down while babysitting

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A Scots granddad has been accused of breaking the law and could be sent to prison in Dubai - after asking for music to be turned down while babysitting his granddaughter.Ian MacKeller was in the United Arab Emirates to help his daughter and granddaughter settle in their new home after moving to the Middle East.

The 75-year-old was looking after his granddaughter on Hogmanay, with his daughter due to get up for work at 5.30am. He asked neighbours who were having a party if they could keep the noise down around 1am.His daughter had planned to go and ask them to be mindful of the noise levels but Ian offered to do it instead, taking the 18-month-old with him as she was awake.

But the neighbours were reportedly incensed at the request, with his granddaughter said to have had a drink poured over her.Ian, of Aberdeenshire, wanted to report the incident to police but his daughter was against the move as the were new to the area and didn't want to cause any further problems with the neighbours.But the neighbours phoned the police on Ian, accusing him of trespassing as he had headed into their garden to speak to them after noticing an open path and getting no answer at their door.Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, said: "It is standard practice in Dubai to preemptively file a police report when at risk of being reported."The prosecution tends to side with whomever makes the first police report, so if someone is at risk of being reported themselves, they will quickly file against the actual victim. "This is how people familiar with Dubai justice manipulate the system to their advantage." Detained in Dubai says "the neighbour predictably filed a police complaint against Ian for 'trespass', resulting in a travel ban and