Pregnant OFW gang raped in Saudi
MANILA, Philippines – A pregnant 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia was allegedly raped by 3 Arab men inside the service bus of the university where she worked.
Salley (not her real name) who works as a school cleaner, was 9 months pregnant when she was raped.
Salley said that on the day she was raped, she had just come from a maternity clinic for a check-up.
While walking on the way back to her office, a service bus stopped and offered her a ride.
Because the service bus was from the university where she worked, Salley decided to take the driver up on his offer.
But it turned out that the driver and his companion were planning to rape her.
“Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang gagawin ko kasi akala ko isa lang siya,” Salley said. “Sa likod ang isa pala nagtatago.” (I don't know what to do because I thought he is alone but too late for me to realized that one of them is hiding in the rear end of the bus)
“Habang umaandar yung bus, dinala ako nung mas bata doon sa likod tapos hanggang sa ginalaw na nga ako nung bata na iyon,” Salley adds. (While the bus was running, I was brought by the younger one at the back of the bus and there they raped me and did the worst to me).
According to Salley, the men picked up another Arab on the way. She added that the Arabs were around 19 to 22 years old.
Salley said that the bus was taking a long route until it stopped in a vacant lot. Because the bus’ windows were tinted, no one could see what was happening inside the vehicle.
“Doon mas grabe ang ginawa sa akin,” Salley said. “Nagmamakaawa na ako. Akala ko papatayin na ako.” (They did nasty things to me. I even asked for kindness and compassion. I thought they will kill me.)
After she was raped, Salley was dropped behind a mall and robbed of her money and cell phone.
Aiza Monares was among the first to come to Salley's rescue. Monares immediately brought Salley to the police station in Dammam.
“Hindi siya nakapagsalita ng maayos. Parang wala siyang lakas. Ang mukha niya, makikita mong takot na takot siya,” Monares said. (She can't speak well. She looks very weak. You can see the fear in her face.)
Salley has only been working in Dammam for 1 year. Her husband, who works as a waiter in Ha-il, was furious when informed of his wife’s plight.
“Hindi ako makatulog... kasi naalala ko po ang mga nangyari sa akin,” Salley said. (I can't sleep everytime I remember what happened to me)
“Gusto ko sana bigyan sila ng leksiyon para hindi na tularan. Alam ko naman ang patakaran sa Saudi, basta ni-rape, gusto nila pugutan ng ulo,” she added. (I want to teach them a lesson. But I know the rules in Saudi that once you were raped, they will cut your head)
The Philippine Embassy has already taken steps to ensure that Salley is given justice. With a report from Dinan Arana, ABS-CBN News Middle East
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/07/11/11/pregnant-ofw-gang-raped-saudi
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In Saudi Arabia, all sex outside of marriage — including rape and sexual assault — can result in prison and lashings under their extreme interpetation of Sharia.
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[This thread is locked so that people could calm down, take a breath, stop bashing , trying to debate which was better, and to think about the rules. Things were getting out of control. The Moderators decided this was the best way to deal with things for the moment. Hopefully it will help.]
MODs: Thank you for deleting Sikandr's 2:44pm comment about the Catholic Pope.
The first people to make this into a bashing thread/East-West issues were you and your various other usernames and your pals, Sillyguy.Only people THAT stupid could take the rape of some poor girl and pretend that anyone condemning it is attacking Islam. Are you seriously wanting to lay claim to such vile men as your brethren? Wouldn't disowning them and pointing own how they have violated the laws of Islam and how Islam is a great religion because it condemns such actions be wiser approach?In fact, the most insensitive attack on religion came via sikandar and his remark about the Pope molesting little boys at 2:44pm. Am I to take it that you support such statements?
If you can't understand the thread, please stop commenting. You are just publicly announcing that you have a retractable or rather a disposable brain.
If you want to start, kindly answer my question.
Can you prove beyond unreasonable doubt and with the highest level of your SaniTy, that you are not the son of a Big?
If the rape has happened its very sad and victim should get justice. The rapist should be subjected to strict sharia-law that is unlimited lashing in public and if possible chopping off their $%#^$. There are 80 comments before me. In the comments hyper-active-western-brigade have said that they are living in the region so they are concerned. I just wonder.....is the hate and dislike for arabs and muslims that attracts more western-brigade comments on any negative news related to muslims and islam or is it a care for muslims and islam? In another thread she had said that they comment because they care for muslims and islam. If they comment due to hate and dislike then I have no problem but if their comments are due to care for muslims and islam. Then I wonder why there is not a single comments from hyper-active-western-brigade on this thread http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1952232 .
You are but extremely mistaken. What I meant was the fact that, since this act of brutality had taken place in a country which is not only Muslim but also symbolically more important than other muslim countries. Of course, rape is not allowed by any religion or culture.
But I should respect their Law(rolling eyeballs). One thing that can be thrown against the victim is the "Segregation Law" - forbids unrelated men & women associating with each other. The judicial body can throw the question why she accepted the offer for a ride(the school bus indeed from the school but it is not her official service bus)...Execution by beheading may seem not be the punishment for the victim. Imprisonment & lashes is possible. Those fcukin' abusers and fcukin' imbeciles,illiterate,stupid-morons may be in a serious situation if proven guilty. This is so unfare to the victims, it happens to all nationalites under this Medieval type of Law. One victim would say, " I was raped but I can't seek justice because justice will also rape me" ...tsk ..tsk .. fcuk!
i agree with you flexicode..
I think this should not be taken as an east west bashing exchange session. The OP is concerned about her fellow citizen and has posted it here since this happened in this very region. She, along with many finds this region as being the safest in the world however such sporadic incidents do happen here as well and when it happens it makes headlines and makes people sit up and take notice the world over. That is simply because such occurrences are not a norm but exception.My sympathies goes with the victim however I have really started to wonder why whenever such incidents make news it involves a certain nationality only.
Nisar
of course I have a brain, it enables me to type
jjj75, try to find it out, if u hav a brain... I found wht u r really talking abt...
jjj75, try to find out, if u hav a brain... I found wht u r really talking abt...
Nisar, not sure what you are trying to say here?
I don think this disc is very useful for any solution... some r expressing thier worthless feelings with deep sigh ..thts' all... and some r very enthusiastic to ustilse a blaming chance (it's clear here, whtevr u say..) as it was happened in a middle east country,especially in SAUDI... -----------------------------------this is a UN Rape Statistics.... Sneses details r shwon for yaer 2008, 2009, 2008/100,000 and 2009/100,000 respectively...[[wysiwyg_imageupload:959:]]Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics
because she was not paid for this...other wise how many things happening every where...hidenly and openly...nothing comming in news....because all those with the acceptance and willingness of those girls....;o
zzzzz.... another sad story for our fellow kabayan... when will this world will have better justice for womens...dont get me wrong folks... but even some of men are discriminating women even is a small way like driving (admit it)those guys are really sick and dont have any consciense ... for the sake of "some flesh" or for their "worldy desires" that will rape pregnant women...and about this rule - "Gusto ko sana bigyan sila ng leksiyon para hindi na tularan. Alam ko naman ang patakaran sa Saudi, basta ni-rape, gusto nila pugutan ng ulo,” she added. (I want to teach them a lesson. But I know the rules in Saudi thatonce you were raped, they will cut your head)"this is really stupid...
i kow the rapest gets his neck striken .....not the person who got raped....thats what she got from being ignorant
To all those mindless creatures who point their fingers to west and east countries everytime they read about a rape case in middle east. We are talking about this specific post so take your narrow minded hate else where :-D
very very sad...........
Sad very Sad......The punishment for these animals should be castration without anasthetic and a blunt pair of scissors. But we all know that absolutely nothing will be done. But rest assured the time of judgement will come and thier punishment wiill be alot worse than what any of us can dish out to these as**oles
don't waste your breath
Some of the posters here will never understand what you are getting at. All they see is bashing - the mentality isn't to debate - its more along the lines of being defensive, because debating skills are never taught - and the men are always right!
errrr Nisar do you not remember the case of the Australian in UAE (I think) where she was drug raped and went to the police. This exemplifies exactly why women do not report these things
it's very sad....and I belive the culprits will be punished in a right way, if it really happend... also pls don’t exaggerate the things..it's happening everywhere in the world...and even in Philippines too...can u say philippines is a rape/guilty free country??? "Gusto ko sana bigyan sila ng leksiyon para hindi na tularan. Alam ko naman ang patakaran sa Saudi, basta ni-rape, gusto nila pugutan ng ulo,” she added. (I want to teach them a lesson. But I know the rules in Saudi thatonce you were raped, they will cut your head)"who told her about this rule? it's extremely stupidest words...
"but the young childern and sex slaves that West Europan Pimps smuggle over they don't get to be friends with anybody. they suffer in silence and die in silence. (:"You mean like the women and children who are smuggled into the Middle East? Remember Doha Ghetto, the Gulf countries are Tier 3 human trafficking countries, which mean they are some of the WORST in the world for sex slavery, far far worse than Tier 1 European countries. If 200,000 kids are being trafficked in Europe, the other 1 million are being trafficked here.
Doha-Getto
nothing to do with my maid.
The crucial difference is that yes, tragically these things do go on in Europe but we know that it is legally and morally wrong and those caught will almost certainly be prosecuted. The difference here is there is no fear of prosecution, therefore fuelling a despicable situation and the victim is more likely to suffer adverse consquences if she decides to report it.
baqirs... she will loose her life if she will not go to the embassy...
JJJ75 at least ur maid has a friend she can talk to but the young childern and sex slaves that West Europan Pimps smuggle over they don't get to be friends with anybody. they suffer in silence and die in silence. (:
shell loose her job....
Rape is reported and the victums are not the ones punished in the US. I can't understand the metallity of punishing someone for getting raped...
that obscure, retorical question seem so familiar, FM?
baqiz
tell her to contact her embassy .
my neighbour bangs his maid everyday, she comes crying to my maid complaining :/
r u really that unintelligent
Sikandar and Ghetto--So is the point of your posts to say that this Filipina maid was not raped or are you arguing that it was OK that she was raped because women are raped in the West?
I hope the retarded and barbaric saudi law wont lash her for getting raped.
French nope it it actually proves how indferent those govies are to such issues cuz accordin to UNICEF the stat's they are gettin from Western govies are very shallow and not taken seriously (:
SHOCKING new statistics reveal nearly half of young men still think sex with women too drunk to know what is going on is not rape, Sky News reports.
And 46 percent of men aged 18 to 25 also do not consider it rape if the woman changes her mind during sex.
The survey comes as a new video to raise awareness about rape was posted on YouTube by a group of specialist support centers called The Havens.
"It's not consensual sex unless both parties agree," explained former Miss Great Britain finalist and rape victim Victoria Buglioni.
In May last year, Ms Buglioni's life changed suddenly after she was followed into the restrooms at a London nightclub.
"The man grabbed me by the hair and smashed my head against the toilet cubical wall," said the 25-year-old.
"I fought back as best as I could but I was knocked out for 27 minutes during which he continued to rape me and get what he wanted from me."
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/uk-rape-awareness-survey-uncovers-shocking-attitudes-of-young-men/story-e6frfku0-1225955104674#ixzz1RtMSU4V4
most of these rape cases in the West go unnoticed (: UNICEF reports. add to that the hudered of thousands of East Europan kids that get trarrfiked to Western Europe ( most cases go unnoticed and over looked by UE govies this is again quoting the UNICEF report) ( : so correct me if i'm wrong but don't u think over-looking child sexual abuse and playin the deaf ear to rape cases is not the same as keepin it hush like how you put it? besides have you actually cheched in every ( Arabic ) local news and online webiste whether these issues are being raised and talked abt before jumpinn in to conclusions. that's if u speak Arabic in the first place lol ( :
One in six Australian female students are raped
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/world/europe/one-six-australian-female-students-are-raped-survey-449
The catch is at the start of your post: "world's highest rape rate of the countries that publish such statistics" That says it all and answers your own question.
the problem in KSA comes about because:
Societies view of women and women's place in society
Lax punishment for offenders and fear of punishment by the victims
Lack of reporting of these types of cases - everything is behind closed doors.
This has nothing to do with being Muslim - it could be any religion...
Rape is rape - Christian, muslim, hindu, jewish - it doesn't matter - its a vile act perpetrated by men that are obsessed with power over their victim...
doha ghetto, they keep it hush..this countries that you mentioned above has a freedom of expression and freedom in terms of journalism..most of the crime happened esp in the gulf are not reported or if not totally news black out..
Such despicable acts of bestial nature verily bring shame and bad name to our general muslim name.
+2 @ clownfish...
Yes--I think the more countries that refuse to allow its citizens to work in KSA the better. If Indonesia is willing to take the hit, then virtually any country can. My opinion of Indonesia went WAY up with that decision.
and your point is?
How does this link relate to the original post?
This is a post about a Filipina that WAS raped
The thread is about a video tape of an alleged rape, which no one has come forward to report... and seems to be a hoax
According to one wesbite I found, it's the United States. The United States has the world's highest rape rate of the countries that publish such statistics. It's 4 times higher than Germany, 13 times higher than England, and 20 times higher than Japan. 1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband. And according to Wikipedia Rape Statistics ,Sweden has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe and in Great Britian According to a news report on BBC One presented in 12 November 2007, there were 85,000 women raped in the UK in the previous year, equating to about 230 cases every day. According to that report one of every 200 women in the UK was raped in 2006. The report also showed that only 800 persons were convicted in rape crimes that same year. (: ( scratching my head here )Source(s): http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ad361896/anne…
frienchieman, even philippines stops sending domestic workers to KSA..it may affect the country financialy in terms of remmitance but at least a lot of innocent lives will be spared..not only filipinas are victim of this kind of crimes, even other nationalities as well like the australian woman..this things happens even in the most holiest place on earth..may it in rome or in ksa..
for those who doesn't like the post then don't read it. why the h*ck you are still commenting in this post..
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100412-263828/No-rape-of-2-Filipinas-in-Abu-Dhabiembassy
I agree with AD--this can happen anywhere. But that does not mean we should ignore it when it is happening so close to our current home, which shares an common system of domestic work employment.My concern is that the current sponsorship laws in KSA enable it to such a great degree, because it places a great many women in a very vulnerable position. And because the legal system in KSA is so lenient on citizens and so harsh on foreign workers. Sponsor kills maid--must be a suicide. Maid kills sponsor--off with her head (quite literally).All such stories underline my believe that the sponsorship system is more bad than good. I am glad that Indonesia had stood up to KSA and wish other countries would do likewise until it changes its laws.
So sad...And nothing seems to every be done about it...
LP this can happen everywhere, even in Vatican where Pope Joan were preganant and later on stoned to death in city.
be a rape if this happen in gulf but if outside gulf it mutual undstanding so no issues no worries
If I was staying in India, I'd see the problems there too; Europe - would see those... back home in South Africa, those...
Where ever we are... there are problems.... it just so happens this is Qatarliving.com which means living in Qatar and Qatar is in the Gulf... hence news from the Gulf... where's the problem with this?
From where you got this information, below is quoted from ur post only.
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rizks, you're right..i just can't understand why the victim should be punished instead the doerRead more: http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1955544#ixzz1RtF7YaX5
Please explain, who gave this information to you....
still my sympathy to that poor woman, may God give the strenght to her..
ingeniero, I have nothing against Arabs. Some are wonderful people. I only hate hypocrites.
and then she will claim as false rape
u r stayin here so u wnt to concentrate wts happening here k so u r sure wth this statement
kareena, it's so sad that she was raped even she is already 9 months pregnant..
lol Xena, ok both severe and sever (cut,split,seperate) both of the punishment will do for tat rascalee...:)
insha Allah those guys will be punish, and according to the law, here and after death, seems like there is a flow of news coming out from saudi arab. it happened in the past also, but they never let the news spread in the world, things seems different and showing the real image of arab..and because of these culprits today we have to listen such sentence "In Saudi Arabia? The home of the Ka'aba? I don't believe that such things can happen in this 'holy' country.''no offence LP, but due to some people, our image is getting worse day by day... i agree with you today.. but its not a very highlighted news for me because i heard about them in past also, then such cases happens
She means: chop them off, Rizks!
well i care or i dnt care thts not the point bt if u really care den u hav to have the same feelings for all the filipinas not only who stays in saudi
sick people are every where they disgust me..I hope these likes of people rot in Hell..
Poor woman.. Now she will be put behind bars for committing adultry or zina.. remember what had happened with that Australian woman who was raped and then jailed in UAE.. In these countries, there is no such thing as rape.. Men here think that if a woman is raped because she asked for it.. I really feel sorry for this poor woman.. may Allah help her
you aren't getting the pun...
go and take a look at what the word sever means;-p
yeah.. only animals do this nasty things... @sam - there's nothing wrong on posting this... this may help or save a lot of people we may know... especially women...
i care for my fellow filipina..if you don't care about yours, then you don';t have the right to say that to me..it's the reality of life that even in the "Holy City" things like this happens..
lol Xena, sorry spelling mistake - its "severe'...
we were living in the Middle East... so technically, thats where we should be focussing our attentions, don't you think?
wt do u thnk
yes this is wht i m sayin so dere is no need to hilite always wts happening in gulf dere mst b sum filipinas suffering in american or european countries too. so u dnt care for that filipinas or is that f9
but Rizks... would that be a "severe" punishment or a "sever" punishment?
sam hav you gone Mad ?'and rizks thanks 4 being sad 4 me as tht shws hw mch u luv me..' - wat does this mean ?
LP, it can happen anywhere and everywhere..
holy country and holy people is 2 different things
and rizks thanks 4 being sad 4 me as tht shws hw mch u luv me
and SS this kind of worst things happens with ever1 and all the place in the world
rizks, you're right..i just can't understand why the victim should be punished instead the doer..
In Saudi Arabia? The home of the Ka'aba? I don't believe that such things can happen in this 'holy' country.
How Sad...:(I hope tat ba****ds get caught and given a sevear punishment...:(
sam, i think there's no wrong if i post this one..it talks about the worst thing that happened to my fellow filipina..and i think she deserves a justice for this..
dnt u find sum other topics to discuss abt