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Doha – Qatar found itself in a different shame than what it has been used to facing and transcending in recent years due to the exposure of citizens of other countries working on its soil to types of persecution that reached the level of contemporary slavery as described of international human rights organizations.
This is because the country that has overlooked the Qatari authorities about the rights and dignity of several of its citizens was not, this time, one of those countries forced, due to its fragile economic and financial conditions, to turn a blind eye and give up some of the rights of its citizens to preserve their jobs and also their financial transfers.
The matter is related to Australia, whose citizens were insulted at the Doha airport, which quickly became an international reputation scandal for Qatar, which is preparing to host, after approximately two years, the most important world sporting event, the Soccer World Cup, and he has been making a lot of effort and spending money in recent years. Its image, which is based on suspicions of support for terrorism and militancy, as well as the stigma of the persecution of the world’s workers and domestic workers, is worth improving, according to a recent report by Amnesty International.
Qatari passengers were forced to undergo a gynecological examination after a prematurely born child was found abandoned in a bathroom at Doha International Airport, in measures described by the Australian government as “extremely disturbing and degrading”.
Qatari security escorted an unknown number of women, some of them from Australia, from airplanes on the airport runway to ambulances, where they were examined for signs of recent birth, after the girl was found in a bathroom in Hamad International Airport in the capital of Qatar.
On Monday, the Australian government condemned the incident that occurred on October 2 and was made public after several Australian passengers recounted the incident. The Australian government confirmed that its concern was communicated to the Qatari authorities.
“These are deeply disturbing and humiliating facts,” said Secretary of State Maryse Payne. I have never heard of anything like this in my life. “” We have clearly communicated our concerns to the Qatari authorities at this stage, “he added, adding that the matter has also been referred to the Australian Federal Police.
A source in Doha familiar with the incident told Agence France-Presse that officials “have forced the women to undergo meticulous physical inspections to obtain a forced cervical exam.”
Traveler Wolfgang Babeck said travelers from Aden to the plane they were traveling on and departed from Doha to Sydney are in a massive state of shock, after being asked to remove their bottom clothing for examination. by a gynecologist.
“Everyone was upset, some very angry and one was crying, but all did not believe what happened,” said this lawyer, who expressed his belief that “the incident may represent a violation of international law.”
The matter resulted in a four-hour delay for Qatar Airways flight QR908 to Sydney, according to Flightradar, the aircraft movement monitoring website.
Authorities at Hamad International Airport in Doha did not deny the incident, but did not announce details about the procedures or the number of women and flights involved.
According to a statement from the Hamad International Airport in Doha, medical professionals have expressed concern about the health condition of a woman who has just given birth and have demanded to find her before leaving.
The statement added that “the people who were in the area where the newborn was found at the airport were asked to collaborate in the investigations.”
In addition to the Australian women, the incident is also believed to have affected a French woman, according to an official.
Some women received help and psychological support during their two-week quarantine period, under measures imposed by the Australian authorities to limit the outbreak of the new Corona virus.
Pine said a report from Qatari authorities on the crash is imminent, confirming that Australian authorities were informed of the incident by passengers at the time of the flight.
The incident damages the reputation of Qatar, which is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup and receives thousands of foreign visitors on the same occasion.
On Sunday night, the Doha airport issued a call requesting the boy’s mother to contact her authorities, stating that the inspection carried out did not yield conclusive results.
The airport statement indicated that the identity of the newborn is not yet known, but that he is receiving care from the medical and social teams, calling all people with information about the incident to contact the authorities.
Given that the women attacked at the Doha airport have nationalities of Western countries who do not usually tolerate such human rights cases, observers hope that the case will continue its course before international courts.
A Western lawyer said: “Qatar, as usual, will use its financial power to surround the case and offer rewarding material compensation to the victims of the airport accident,” adding: “Given the atrocity of what happened, it is not certain that all women accept money in exchange for waiving prosecution by the Qatari authorities because the case is a matter of personal dignity. ” And patriot too “.
