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| Dutch woman held in Qatar after rape claim to be deported | Dutch woman held in Qatar after rape claim to be deported |
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| A Dutch woman who spent three months in custody in Qatar after reporting that she was raped is to be deported having been found guilty of adultery. | A Dutch woman who spent three months in custody in Qatar after reporting that she was raped is to be deported having been found guilty of adultery. |
| The 22-year-old from Utrecht was given a one-year prison sentence by a Qatari court, suspended for three years. She was not present at the hearing. The woman was fined 3,000 riyal (£600). | The 22-year-old from Utrecht was given a one-year prison sentence by a Qatari court, suspended for three years. She was not present at the hearing. The woman was fined 3,000 riyal (£600). |
| The man she accused of attacking her, a Syrian national, was sentenced to 140 lashes for having extramarital sex and drinking alcohol. He was not charged with rape. | The man she accused of attacking her, a Syrian national, was sentenced to 140 lashes for having extramarital sex and drinking alcohol. He was not charged with rape. |
| He claimed that the sex had been consensual and that the woman had gone to the authorities following a row. The man alleged that she had demanded money, and tried to steal his watch and mobile phone. | He claimed that the sex had been consensual and that the woman had gone to the authorities following a row. The man alleged that she had demanded money, and tried to steal his watch and mobile phone. |
| Related: Dutch woman arrested in Qatar after reporting rape to appear in court | Related: Dutch woman arrested in Qatar after reporting rape to appear in court |
| The woman’s mother said she was delighted and relieved that her daughter was coming home. “This is the news I have been waiting for for days,” she told Dutch national broadcaster NOS. “I haven’t slept for nights, but I’m very happy.” | The woman’s mother said she was delighted and relieved that her daughter was coming home. “This is the news I have been waiting for for days,” she told Dutch national broadcaster NOS. “I haven’t slept for nights, but I’m very happy.” |
| Yvette Burghgraef-van Eechoud, the Dutch ambassador to Qatar who was present in the packed courtroom, told reporters that the embassy would help the woman to leave Qatar. | Yvette Burghgraef-van Eechoud, the Dutch ambassador to Qatar who was present in the packed courtroom, told reporters that the embassy would help the woman to leave Qatar. |
| “We will do everything to get her out of the country as soon as possible to where she wants to go,” Eechoud said. | “We will do everything to get her out of the country as soon as possible to where she wants to go,” Eechoud said. |
| The envoy added that she expected her to leave Qatar, which will host the football World Cup in 2022, within the next few days. The ambassador added that she had spoken to the woman on Sunday and that “under the circumstances she was doing fine”. | The envoy added that she expected her to leave Qatar, which will host the football World Cup in 2022, within the next few days. The ambassador added that she had spoken to the woman on Sunday and that “under the circumstances she was doing fine”. |
| The woman told the authorities on 14 March that she had been attacked following a night out at the Crystal Lounge in the W Doha Hotel, while she was on holiday with a friend. | The woman told the authorities on 14 March that she had been attacked following a night out at the Crystal Lounge in the W Doha Hotel, while she was on holiday with a friend. |
| She said she woke up the next morning in a strange apartment with hazy memories of leaving in a taxi with an Arab man. She believes that her drink was spiked and that she was raped, according to the family’s lawyer, Brian Lokollo. | She said she woke up the next morning in a strange apartment with hazy memories of leaving in a taxi with an Arab man. She believes that her drink was spiked and that she was raped, according to the family’s lawyer, Brian Lokollo. |
| The authorities responded to her report of rape by arresting her on suspicion of having extramarital sex. Since then, the woman has been in prison waiting for her case to be brought to court. Dutch MPs voiced concern over the weekend that nobody from the Dutch embassy visited her until three weeks after her arrest, according to Lokollo. | |
| Some Dutch media queried her account after it emerged over the weekend that her travelling companion had admitted to working as a prostitute. The woman’s mother confirmed that her daughter had converted to Islam, which the Dutch foreign ministry said was a “complicating factor” in the case. | Some Dutch media queried her account after it emerged over the weekend that her travelling companion had admitted to working as a prostitute. The woman’s mother confirmed that her daughter had converted to Islam, which the Dutch foreign ministry said was a “complicating factor” in the case. |