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lawhawk4/05/2010 9:54:44 am PDT

British couple lose appeal in Dubai over 30 day sentence for kissing in public.

The ruling came as the judge spoke only Arabic, and the couple’s defense lawyer had to relay the news.

“I want to go to jail straight away,” Adams, 25, said after the verdict, The Sun reported.

“I’m stuck in this country with no money and I can’t work.”

“I just want to serve my 30 days and get out of here,” said Najafi, 24, according to the British paper.

The two have 30 days to file another appeal.

A 38-year-old woman with her daughter filed the complaint that got the couple busted, which reportedly occurred at the Jumeirah Beach Residence.

The couple’s defense attorney claimed the incident was not seen by the woman, but her 2-year-old child, the BBC reported.