Marseille Deborah de lo lleve is a Norwegian interior designer
recently I was handed a 16-month prison sentence in Dubai for rape
not because she raped someone tragically because it defies to get the sixteen
months
because she was raped and she reported it to the police
and now I don't know how much detail wanna go to in terms of what happened
basically a coworker
up her shit she's been working in Dubai since 2011
I she was walking her home dragged her into a room and there seems to be the
implication of some sort of drugging
because she came to she had this to say: I woke up with my clothes off sleeping
on my belly and he was raping me
I tried to get off I try to get him off but he pushed me back down
now eventually she was able to get away and she contacted the police the police
came to her
I was ten to twelve male police officers no female police officers
is due by I don't know if that that's actually out of the norm
and she said this again after again giving her version of events officers de
lo said
they asked me are you sure you call the police because you just didn't like it
well of course I didn't like it that is what I knew I don't think they're going
to believe me
at all and as a little too in the intro eventually
but because I've how difficult has already talk about this story how
difficult it is to prove cases of rape she was eventually sentenced to 16
months
for couple different things a mostly with sex outside of marriage
but also public consumption of alcohol and providing false testimony because
as I said they couldn't prove it because they require the witnesses so obviously
very tragic story
I mean I guess only in Dubai are only in that region with something like this
happen
all the women a they mention at the end of this article they had the same
charges everyone was charged with
drinking alcohol I can't help but feel like that is when the main reasons that
these women are basically being blamed for their own
rates when I first read this I was like this is disgusting a complete
what's happening and that it kinda happens in this country as well
I don't know if you a soggy and the
was that the men's right movements and their don't be that girl campaign yes
plane yet
posters and it's all about alcohol use and it's all about we just because you
regret a one night stand doesn't mean
it wasn't consentual at this rape culture blaming the victim
and was hard for me to realize that by reading about this foreign country
exists NRL
have so I make this work big parts that I agree with you on
so for example in the military here we have this huge creeper issue
and when you have to report to your Spears and often times they'll throw you
out the military for reporting it
and they'll say you have a mental problem until the stars you for that
and it just hideous and its we really gotta get it under control center
but I think here a it's a different degree of problem okay
so it's not that that the problem doesn't exist in many countries
including the US
but it's a different degree because over the Los in the United Arab Emirates you
need
four witnesses or confession to commit anyone
ok any crime and they have to be for male witnesses by the way including rape
now how in the world when you go to authorities can you find for
male witnesses to your rate unless they were involved in the rape and which by
the way sometimes happens
as you know you luv it to them to the article article we read for this story
reverse a many different cases in the UAE and nearby countries
where this happens over and over and sometimes is getting raped and once
again rate they say well now here six guys say you have sex outside marriage
but you still doubt have 4 other witnesses
right and so great becomes nearly impossible to prove
and the minute you admit they said well you admitted sex outside marriage
we couldn't prove the rape but we can prove it you gave the confession
have sex outside marriage so you're going to jail now this case with the
Norwegian woman
because I've been or miss international pressure their partner all while
are you not merciful but by the way just to rub it in a little bit they also
partner rapist
and the rate was had only gotten about a year
because it was convicted of rape in another four witnesses
he was convicted up alcohol consumption which is a catch-all charge
you know it's technically legal there's bars all over Dubai
but if they want to get you the job you must go soon I'll call some point that
said
and and also sex outside marriage
because he probably said all I did raper was consensual that like okay least give
you a year
and the very least I guess they did that yeah
but not anymore cuz they also pardoned him the exact so
now look what I look at all this I say you shouldn't
if you're a woman you should never travel to the United Arab Emirates
and a and I'm cares what you think about me because if it's my daughter my
mom might so anyone that I care about my wife
it's free seized a key there's no way you're ever gonna fight for witnesses
and the people inside the United Arab Emirates obviously they know
they know that they could almost certainly
get away with raping any woman so
I me does that scare the hell outta hell yeah and when she she said when she ran
down to the hotel staff inside
I wanna call the police they said are you sure that's what you want to do in
her reactions of course a good question to call the police I was
raped in her country that's the air normal reaction but they know
their word you know maybe you shouldn't do that and i got really sad
not I don't go there maybe you're new here you know that our justice system is
stupid
yes I am but its malicious is not just to be exact they do it on purpose they
wanna punish to women
and sub-par the message they're sending is go get dressed up in your burka and
said your dad
or your husband's baseman and don't leave in if you leave well it's
were allowed to rate yet