The original number of nine women who were to undergo an unsolicited gynecological examination at the Qatari airport at the beginning of October has doubled, according to Wednesday’s information. According to the server The Guardian there are a total of 18 women, of which 13 are Australian. The women had to be naked during the examination, apparently not even wearing underwear.
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The incident took place at Doha Airport, where a newborn without a mother was found in the toilets. Women from ten planes then had to undergo a gynecological examination directly at the airport, when their lower abdomen were felt in an attempt to find a woman who had recently given birth. It is not yet known whether the authorities succeeded.
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| Kim Mills – Qatar Airways QR908 passenger from Doha to Sydney: |
| “They led us through the bowels of the airport. We came to a parking lot or something. Ambulances were waiting for them, where they gradually took us. I was lucky, because when I left the line, someone noticed that I had gray hair and I would hardly be the mother of the child. The worst part was that they didn’t tell us anything at first. All along, I thought it must have something to do with coronavirus when I saw a man in a medical uniform. ” |
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Qatar also commented on the event for the first time. The government said in a statement that it “regrets any violation of personal liberty and the suffering of passengers”. She justified the unorthodox approach to finding a mother by the urgency of the situation.
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“A newborn girl was discovered in the toilets in a basket. She was in a plastic bag and buried under rubbish, “said Qatar. Nevertheless, the girl survived, his care was taken over by the social office and he is under medical supervision.
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“This was the first such case at Qatar Airport. An investigation was launched immediately and every effort was made to find the parents of a child who was in danger of death. The aim was to prevent the perpetrators of this terrible crime from escaping, “said the government of the Arab state, which will continue to investigate the situation in cooperation with other states.
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The forced investigation sparked a wave of resentment this week, especially at the Australian Foreign Office. Minister Marise Payne called Qatar’s actions disgusting. “It’s something I’ve never encountered in my life. We have made it clear to the Qatari side what we think about it, “said Payne.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has already stepped in. He also described the event as “appalling and unacceptable”, stressing that Australia would take strong action against such behavior and ensure that similar cases did not happen again. It will also consider the possibility of compensation for the women concerned, but first, according to the Prime Minister, the situation needs to be thoroughly investigated.
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