a man sentenced to death last July for luring a woman

a man sentenced to death last July for luring a woman to his office with a job advertisement then raping her has had his sentence reduced to five years in prison, followed by deportation. The sentence was drastically reduced by the Dubai Court of Appeals, but no reason was made available to the press. The Iraqi defendant, 44-year-old contracting manager HA, raped EM, 30, a year ago. EM went to the Naif police station and reported the incident. HA was arrested the following day. A forensic report confirmed the rape and found traces of DNA on the woman's clothes matching those of the defendant. Public prosecutors are expected to appeal the sentence in Dubai's Court of Cassation.