Marte Deborah Dalelv, the Norwegian woman slapped with a 16-month jail time in Dubai for reporting rape but later pardoned by the Emir, has finally come home to the waiting arms of her loved ones in her native homeland.

"Finally,'' Ms Dalelv said as she hugged her mum after exiting the plane when it touched down at Sandefjord Airport, 120 kilometres south of Oslo. "It's a little emotional, but it's so good.''

But as she faced journalists in her native Norway, Ms Dalelv shared yet another baffling piece of information.

In an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, Ms Dalelv said she retracted her complaint report of rape to the Dubai police after being talked into it by her boss, who happened to be her alleged rapist. The man was a Sudanese identified as H M.

"My boss told me it would be much easier for me that way, since it's extremely hard to get anyone sentenced for rape here," she reportedly told the paper.

"It's the biggest mistake I've ever made. It was incredibly stupid of me, but that was the advice I got."

Ultimately, when Ms Dalelv made the retraction, she became open to allegations of consensual extramarital sex, which is strongly prohibited and can lead to severe criminal sanctions in Dubai. Also included in her 16-month jail time were convictions for illegally drinking alcohol and making a false complaint to police.

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But Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice president and ruler of Dubai, earlier this week pardoned her on all counts.

Ase Elin Bjerke, Norwegian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, had said her office will revisit the guidelines given to Oslo nationals every time they visit UAE. She said the embassy's Web site does detail the country's rules against physical contact between sexes in public as well as illegal alcohol consumption, but would need to see if the message is getting across.

"We all need to learn from a case like this and we will review to see if it contains the necessary message," Ms Bjerke said.

"The first notion as a violated woman is that you go to the police and make your statement because you shouldn't waste time and spoil evidence, so that was Ms Dalelv's gut reaction."

"I don't want to speculate on the case but it would be advisable to get in touch fairly quickly with the embassy because you are a foreigner, so you need assistance from people more acquainted with local customs and regulations."

She also advised Norwegian residents to ask for consular support in cases of emergencies when in a foreign land.