Posted on 03/04/2009 8:46:01 AM PST by Dallas59
THE alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman was dismissed as harmless fun by a female defence lawyer in a Bahrain trial yesterday.
Three men accused of the attack should be acquitted because young people often commit crimes for "fun", without criminal intent, said lawyer Fatima Al Hawaj.
The men, aged 19, 20 and 21, are accused at the High Criminal Court of snatching a Filpina off the street as she walked home from work at night, last September.
They allegedly drove her to an isolated area in Askar, gang raped her and then abandoned her, after stealing her mobile phone and purse.
All three deny abduction, rape and theft.
Ms Al Hawaj told judges that her clients were youngsters and that "minors' often committed crimes for fun, without ill-intent.
"It is general knowledge that youngsters commit crimes for the fun of it and not with the intention to harm others and I request the court to take that into consideration and clear my clients of the charges," she argued.
The 24-year-old woman failed to show up in court yesterday for cross-examination despite knowing about the session.
Attorney Mohammed Al Mutawa stepped in mid-session, saying he represented her and pledged to bring her to the next hearing.
Grab
"I am representing her in this case and she knows about the hearing, but couldn't make it due to personal reasons. I pledge to personally bring her to the next session," he told judges.
The woman was allegedly walking home from the hotel she works in Manama when the men, who were driving a rented car, followed her.
Prosecutors claim they grabbed her hands and dragged her into their car, drove her to a secluded area in Askar and gang-raped her.
The men then allegedly stole her mobile phone and purse, which contained cash and dumped her in the middle of the desert. She later managed to identify her abductors' car and the rape kit results were positive for the defendants' DNA, said the prosecution. Judges adjourned the case to April 12, to summon the woman for cross-examination
Hmm.
I wonder how she would feel if they decided to have a little fun with her?
Acquit them and stone her, that’s the ticket
The National Association of Gals remains utterly silent ... as usual.
Filipina?
Well, there you have it. Dhimmis have no rights.
Nothing surprises me from over there any more.
God help the people from 3rd world nations who make the financial decision to work there.
Personally, I’d rather starve.
The NOW “One Freeby” rule has caught on with the muslims too.
Boys will be boys, huh?
What the...??!!!
Great post.
Nothing unususl at all, just a few Muzzie pigs being Muzzie pigs!
If 3 Filipino men had raped a muslim girl, all 4 would have been beheaded!
Not to mention riots in every country on Earth.
It probably is harmless fun in societies run by radical Islam.
LOL. Me too.
Isn’t that at the base of all their woman-covering, woman-segregating and male family member-escorted code? It’s not the men’s fault for whatever actions they take, however forcefully, against women. That’s supposed to be men’s nature and it’s the fault of women or their male guardians for putting them in harm’s way.
And our Western governments are making it harder and harder to speak out against such barbarity!
The recommended showmanship of hiring a female defense attorney in a rape case kinda goes to waste in this case.
Exactly!
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