Dubai: A salesman has denied committing public indecency and claimed in court that no one was watching him when he had consensual sex with his female partner on Jumeirah beach.

Records said the 26-year-old salesman, from Myanmar, was caught having sex with his 20-year-old compatriot saleswoman on the open beach.

The couple, who are currently detained, pleaded for leniency when they appeared before Presiding Judge Adnan Al Farra of the Dubai Appeals Court yesterday.

"I did consume liquor and had consensual sex with my partner, but I didn't commit any indecency in public... there was no one watching when we were on the beach," argued the salesman, L.Z.