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Qatar Airways Sued Over Alleged Forced Vaginal Examinations
Five Australian women who were allegedly forced to undergo “vaginal exams”
Five Australian women who were allegedly forced to undergo “vaginal exams” under pressure in the tiny Gulf island nation have chosen to sue Qatar Airways and the Qatari government. According to reports, the event happened at the airport in Doha two years ago.
The women are now suing Qatar Airways and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority for unlawful physical contact, mental trauma, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Government of Qatar owns Qatar Airways, according to a Huffington Post investigation.
The incident happened in October 2020 as the female complainants were travelling to Sydney on a Qatar Airways flight. The complainants claim that when a baby was discovered abandoned in the airport bathroom, they were made to off the aircraft and subjected to invasive gynecological tests.
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A 33-year-old plaintiff, a nurse, told the New York Times that the encounter fundamentally altered her as a person and that she hasn’t traveled since. It appears they are not sorry for the incident and have simply moved on, while we are still scarred by what happened that day, the woman stated.
Qatari authorities apologized for the incident following the controversy. Authorities also detained the airport official who had directed the above “searches.” Finally, he was taken into custody and handed a term with suspension.
