Aussie jailed over Facebook posts deported from Abu Dhabi

A West Australian woman sentenced in the United Arab Emirates for a cyber crimes offence has been deported.

Jodi Magi

Jodi Magi (Facebook) Source: Facebook

An Australian woman jailed in Abu Dhabi for "writing bad words on social media" has been deported from the United Arab Emirates.

Jodi Magi, 39, was sentenced for a cyber crimes offence after reportedly posting a photo on Facebook of a car parked across two disabled spots outside her Abu Dhabi apartment.

Before being deported on Tuesday, Ms Magi told the ABC that during her two days in jail she was shackled at the ankles, strip-searched and made to sleep on a concrete floor.


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