Rape on board an aircraft

Actually, there are a lot of Saudi (Arabian) rape and abuse cases reported in newspapers. Their government will protect their own citizens and usually turn a blind eye towards the victims (who are mostly foreigners) or even jail them for supposedly making false accusations.    

The most horrific incident has recently occurred on an Emirates Airlines and the culprits have gotten away with it. The worst thing about this case is that this is the 4th case to have happened on this airline. During the Christmas of 2005, Emirates Airlines made it’s regular flight from Dubai to Manila.  However, after 4 hours into the flight, most passengers were sleeping or dozing off. A man approached a lady who was alone and asked her to assist his child in the bathroom. Not thinking much, the lady followed the gentleman to the rear of the plane.              

Immediately she was grabbed by the man’s 3 accomplices who gagged and taped her mouth and then went on to rape her in the back area of the aircraft and while 2 kept watch, 2 others molested and raped her. 

After they all had a turn, they forced her to drink a drug-laced drink and escorted her to her seat. She was knocked off until she arrived in Manila by which time the 4 men had disembarked and gotten away.     

This is a repeat case of the same thing that happened on a flight from Dubai to Mumbai on Emirates Airline. The Emirates staff is aware of this but whenever the staff suspects some incident taking place, they avoid going to the back of the plane.

However the worst case of a rape victim on an Emirates flight happened during a flight from Bangkok to Dubai.

The lady was not only raped on board but she was taken thru immigration into Dubai and was raped for several days and then later on sold (as slave) to the underground. 

PAULINE   HIDALGO  LAZARO
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