Gang raped UAE woman charged with 'illegal sex'

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 7:19 PM

RAPED CHARGED: UAE authorities have charged an 18 year old Emirati woman with having extra marital sex after she was gang raped by six men, who are also facing rape charges. (Getty Images)

An 18 year old woman from the UAE has been charged with having extra marital sex after reporting a gang rape by six men, government owned The National newspaper reported.

The woman, who went for a car ride with a male friend May 2 in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, accuses him and five other men of raping her, said the daily, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi government.

Prosecutors say the woman first had consensual sex with her friend, the paper reported, citing testimony yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court.

UAE authorities have charged her with violating the Islamic prohibition on sexual relations between unmarried men and women, The National said. The six men are on trial for rape. The raped woman is being held in custody, the paper said.

A woman who was gang raped in Saudi Arabia in 2006 by seven men was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail for breaching privacy laws by meeting with an unrelated man.

In February, a British tourist dropped allegations that she was raped by an employee of a luxury hotel in Dubai in order to avoid prison and return home, The Sun newspaper reported.

The 23 year old, of Pakistani origin, signed a paper withdrawing the claim in return for the police dropping charges of unlawful extramarital sex and illegal alcohol consumption against her and her 44 year old fiancée, the UK daily said.

The woman spent two days in jail after reporting the rape on New Year’s Day.

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Posted by: sds Thursday, 20 May 2010 10:25 PM[UAE] - Canada

The lady is already being punished, by being gang raped. However, if she is going to be punished a second time by the UAE Authorities, then the first man should be charged for; having consented relations prior to marriage, for assisting with the gang rape, for participating in the gang rape, and if later proven that he was lying about the consented intimacy, then he should also be charged for that.

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Posted by: WNH Thursday, 20 May 2010 4:28 PM[UAE] - Bahrain

If the gal is being charged of having consensual sex, what about the guy with whom she was having it with!? doesn't the rule apply to men as well? I assume he was also not married. It took two to tangle so justice must be practised fairly and squarly both ways.

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Posted by: Jebel Ali Baba Thursday, 20 May 2010 4:13 PM[UAE] - UAE

Musa, the prosecutor charges the victim only because the culprits have blamed her to have consensual sex. This is the usual excuse of any rapist or pedophile. The authorities should be so much sensible to know this and protect a victim from this kind of accusations. Charging a raped woman for consensual sex is sending a very wrong signal to men and women. Rape and abuse towards women is so common in this part od the world also because of this kind of legal understanding.

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Posted by: a woman Thursday, 20 May 2010 4:10 PM[UAE]

@ musa - do you really believe a woman wearing a veil / burqa has not been raped - If you are capable of reading & understanding, do some reading online. You will maybe realize that its not what a woman wears that decides if or not she is a likely 'victim' of rape (read lust) - By slamming the female here you explain why things like this happen (prove there is plenty of filth in this world ..in the minds of people like you) ...who cant differentiate between a culrpit & a victim - as for her un-islamic act of indecency ..that is between her & her god ...allah will punish her for what crime she commits. You or any other man has no right to judge her on that just think about it and reflect on this allah-hafiz

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Posted by: Musa Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:13 PM[UAE] - United Arab Emirates

This is a quote from the article Prosecutors say the woman first had consensual sex with her friend, the paper reported, citing testimony yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court. So before trying to insult other people for whatever reason, I suggest you us YOUR OWN ADVISE and read carefuly, she first had consensual sex, then was raped, so she will be charged for the consensual! The people who raped her will also face charges as this is sick.. Anyways, before giving advise to someone make sure that you are applying it on yourself

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