Qatar drops charges against Mexican woman who reported sexual assault

the justice of qatar dropped charges against a Mexican woman accused of an extramarital affair, and who in turn accused a man of sexual assault, the Mexican government said Monday. Mexico.

“The judge decided to terminate the criminal procedure”The Mexican Foreign Ministry, which provided legal advice to the woman, said in a statement.

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Paola Shietekat27 years old, and who until last year worked in the official body that organizes the World Cup in qatar-2022, said that on June 7, 2021 a man attacked her after breaking into her home.

After being reported to the local authorities, the man alleged that Shietekat was his girlfriend, which led the Qatari authorities to initiate an investigation for the crime of “coexistence outside of marriage,” explained the Mexican Foreign Ministry.

Shietekat explained in a letter in February that this crime would have carried him a punishment of one hundred lashes and at least seven years in prison under the law of qatar.

The Foreign Ministry said that the Mexican embassy in that country provided consular protection to the woman and that she was accompanied “in the process of denouncing and interpreting support”.

The case generated fears for women who will attend the first FIFA World Cup in an Arab country, which will be held from November 18 to December 21, during which around 1.5 million foreign tourists are expected.

The Foreign Ministry said that in this sense it is working on a prevention strategy for the tournament.

“Considering cultural differences and legal systems, (the Foreign Ministry) works on a preventive protection strategy (…) and strengthens its capacities for the World Cup”he pointed.

Source: Elcomercio

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