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    22 Year Old Dutch Woman Drugged,Raped,Jailed, Fined and Deported.

    Qatar convicts Dutch woman held 'after being raped'



    A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped.
    The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580). She will also be deported.
    Her lawyer said her drink had been spiked at a Doha hotel in March and she had woken up in a stranger's flat, where she realised she had been raped.
    Her alleged attacker, who said the sex was consensual, was sentenced to 100 lashes for having sex outside marriage.
    He will be given a further 40 lashes for consuming alcohol.
    The woman has been detained since making the allegation three months ago, but her case only came to light over the weekend when her family decided to go public.
    'Horror'
    The Dutch ambassador to Qatar, Yvette Burghgraef-van Eechoud, said after Monday's court hearing that she expected the woman to leave Qatar within days.
    "We will do everything to get her out of the country as soon as possible to where she wants to go," she told AFP news agency.
    Court officials said she would be deported once the fine was paid.
    The woman was arrested by Qatari police immediately after reporting that she had been raped on the night of 15 March, as was the alleged assailant.
    During a holiday in the emirate, she went out with a friend for drinks at a hotel where the sale of alcohol was permitted, according to her lawyer Brian Lokollo.
    "She went dancing but when she returned to the table after the first sip of her drink, she realised someone had added something to her glass," he said.
    The woman did not feel very well and she later woke alone in an unfamiliar flat and "realised to her great horror that she had been raped", Mr Lokollo added.
    Doha-based lawyer Najeeb al-Nuaimi, Qatar's former justice minister, told the Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera the woman's lawyers would have had to prove there had been "no voluntary actions" between her and the man for him to be charged with rape.
    Even if they had been seen walking together, the authorities might have doubts any sexual activity was non-consensual and instead prosecute both for having sex outside marriage, which is known as "zina" under Islamic law, Mr Nuaimi said.
    Article 281 of Qatar's penal code states: "Whoever copulates with a female over 16 without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years. The same penalty shall also be imposed on the female for her consent."
    According to media reports, dozens of people convicted of zina have been given flogging sentences since 2004, including at least 45 between 2009 and 2011.
    The case of the Dutch woman raises further questions about how the Qatari authorities will deal with the thousands of Western tourists expected to travel to the country for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, many of whom may be unfamiliar with its laws.
    In 2013, a Norwegian woman in the United Arab Emirates was given a 16-month prison sentence for perjury, extramarital sex and drinking alcohol after she told police she had been raped. She was later pardoned and allowed to return to Norway.

    Qatar convicts Dutch woman held 'after being raped' - BBC News

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    Old story, mate. She's been released.

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    Now what you call hospitality, Muslim style.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maanaam View Post
    Old story, mate. She's been released.

    BCC lists the date of this story as 13 June 2016

    The headline is perhaps misleading.

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    People who travel or live in these cointries deserve shit that happens, even for millions i couldn"t even imagine going there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JournalistsAreLiars
    People who travel or live in these cointries deserve shit that happens, even for millions i couldn"t even imagine going there.
    Really? Check out Neo's thread. He is there on a very nice package indeed.

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    if you keep within the laws of the country, you can have a decent time with good pay, but if you decide you fancy a bit of sex, beware

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    Moral of the story,...don't go there.

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    Qataris truly are the stupidest fuckers on the planet and one has absolutely no sympathy for the victims.

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    Should start a Stupidest Fuckers on the Planet poll...Lately, thegent has been vacillating...Between Thais and "Seppos"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman
    Qataris truly are the stupidest fuckers on the planet and one has absolutely no sympathy for the victims.
    One would have to be a bit of a callous and ignorant scumbag to not have any sympathy in this case.

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    What is the deal for the world cup. If it is a criminal offence to have sex outside marriage what about boyfriends and girlfriends who travel to the tournament? And supporters cannot have a beer anywhere?

    Did the tournament organisers not take these things into account when shortlisting applicant host countries?

    Here is Sepp Blatter advising gays that they should refrain from sex during the WC but the laws also don't permit unmarried couples.

    https://www.theguardian.com/football...ay-fans-no-sex

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    Slowly but steadily the world is taken over by all sorts of extremists, making the likes of Hitler and Videla pale in comparison.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman
    Qataris truly are the stupidest fuckers on the planet and one has absolutely no sympathy for the victims.
    One would have to be a bit of a callous and ignorant scumbag to not have any sympathy in this case.
    You are absolutely right and it amazes me how muslims get a free ride here on TD

    Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
    Americans truly are the stupidest fuckers on the planet and one has absolutely no sympathy for the victims.

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