Five Indian men have been arrested in Qatar after reportedly gang raping a Filipina woman in her home, the Phillippines Embassy has confirmed. The victim, a 32-year-old woman whose children lived back home, had been working here illegally and living in a shared apartment. Earlier this month, five men entered her room, claiming to be Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials, the embassy’s Vice Consul, Melvin Almonguera, told Doha News. The woman, who reported the attack to the embassy this week, said that, after asking to see her residency papers, the men took turns raping her. It’s believed the alleged attack took place on Aug. 10. The victim reported the crime two weeks later, giving police descriptions of the men involved. The men were arrested soon afterwards. Philippines news network GMA has reported that the men were apprehended in a joint CID and Interpol operation, but Doha News been unable to confirm this. According to Almonguera: “The embassy is monitoring her case, and we’ll do everything we can to assist her. "We are arranging counseling support from the Qatar Foundation For Combating Human Trafficking, who have a specialist rape team.” The victim will remain in Qatar to monitor the progress of the case, and would like to stay here to work, he added. It is unclear what charges have been filed against the men, though in addition to assault, impersonating a police officer is also a criminal offense. This is not the first time a violent crime like this has been reported to the embassy, though this type of case still remains uncommon in Qatar, Almonguera said. Read more: dohanews.co/#ixzz2deC80mV2
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:29:18 +0000
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