Assault Case

I was physically assaulted by my male indian co-worker, I'm a girl with a small frame (4'11 height). He slap/hit me because I slammed the company car's door during an argument. I doubt that my company will do something about it except maybe a written reprimand. I've been here for barely 2 months. I'm a Filipino accountant and have some background in law but I don’t know how it works here. Should I sue? Or is it ordinary here to slap someone?

should packing earlier then slaping...

Amnesia one of the QL member is a lawyer he is very helpful

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Jckeep, you have any witness who will corroborate what you say?

I think he was trying to power punch a hole on his ear lobes.

"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

— Tho

I just hope that what you did is worth all the bother you will get from such a reaction.

Other people hating him will not get you off lightly in court because this is a case of assault and battery.

I thought the paper puncher was for punching holes in paper not peoples faces.

the lighter the colour...the better

white assault black no problems

black assault white big problems

depends on skin colour

most probably they will just cut off your hand so u dont repeat this again and waste the time of the court :) OR u can go and talk to the A-hole again to take the case back, if he says NO...SLAP him again for good measure :)

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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because most of the people who thinks after coming and making money they are the king. they can do anything with the influence of big people. it is wrong. let others also work and help them instead of creating problem. people like you should get punishment then only you people will learn lesson and do not repeat the same

a person who is straight and loyal all will hate that is what this wrold. here you know how to polish people and moove according to the situation. outside you will be humble but all crookedness will arise from this humbleness. i have same experience. those who speak on face will be hated by everyone.

What with ABH????......

Amoud, thank you for the info. Hope you have read my previous message in this thread... I take responsibility for my act. However, I believe the law provides mitigating sentence in the case of provocation. And that is what I am looking for. What I did is wrong and I am not looking for justification for acquittal but a mitigating sentence.

Thank you again.

jckeep, I dont know if justifying hitting someone with a hole punch just because he is an A-hole will stand up much in court. If this was the case I would clobber about 5 co-workers daily. You can be charged for giving someone the finger here, so I can only imagine what you will get for physical assault.

Pro bono work is also not common here, and the average hourly fee for a decent lawyer here in Qatar ranges from 800 QR per hour up to 1600 QR per hour, and lawyers log every second, even if you call them to ask them anything.

Good luck with your case....

"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"

I have tried. Our top management people also tried. In fact he's been offered cash and many tried to convince him not to pursue the case. I don't have the option to settle it out of court. He is so determined to pursue the case. He believes he can put me in jail for three years, that's why I asked you about the common penalty given for this particular case.

He's just too good in acting and in words. He's a good liar. I don't know how to argue. I need good lawyers but I think they are too expensive to hire.

I would love to know if there are group of lawyers here in Qatar who provide free legal assistance. Hope you can help. Thank you.

barukhan - this is a completely different incident. You would do well to follow the moderators advice and stop talking about your airport incident, since it is still under investigation by the police.

burakhan- sorry for what happened to you. But i think u already posted another thread about this. This is another case, jckeep claims to have assaulted a colleague.

jckeep- cant u settle this out of court. give your colleague a gift and offer a heartfelt apology. Atleast make it look heartfelt!

i am sorry for what happened but please there are lots of lovely lovely Qataris

At super nurse, no he didnt hit my on the face or a punch, this guy didnt even have any guts to start the fight on my face when i turned my back to go out of airport he hit me with his walkie talkie on the back of my head.

My father tried to stop him and he hit walkie talkie on my fathers jaw he is heart patient and 60 year how can a normal person do like this [removed by mod]

Burakhan, I think this may be a case of mistaken identity. Jckeep is a Philippino man who assaulted a co-worker. I don't believe he was the man at the airport. Both assaults are, of course, regrettable.

Mandi

let me know when you know, MD... :P

LOL Janey you are tame girl... I have air stabbed my ex-boss with scissors!

What you did is GBH - quite serious and not a slap.

you also need to consider anger management techniques.

Lots of us would enjoy slapping someone but we dont.

Should I know the answer to my question or you, mj?

lol MD,... what do you think? ;)

I can provide free anger management lessons. lol

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- Jalaluddin al-Rumi

still wrapped up in glittering paper, mjamille?

lol MD, i have one here.... when you call me that, i feel like a candy... :P

burakhan...you were the person that got hit in the face with a hole punch???

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I am not trying to "correct", sweetheart. But I noticed that many people in this country misuse terms, knowingly or not. However, a fax machine (who still has one?) might be an adequate weapon. Lol.

yes MD, i meant the whole case. thanks... i dont mind being corrected... on second thought, i'll just do with the fax machine, it's heavier... :P

mjamille, a CPU is a tiny bit of silicon:

You mean the whole computer case, don't you?

jckeep, sensibly said.

Mandi

Thank you. I will get one from our embassy. I'd like to take responsibility for my act. However, I will present my case to at least mitigate the sentence or lessen the charge, if not, to justify acquittal.

Your comments really helped me. Some comments even made me laugh. They temporarily erased some of my worries.

If I had used a PAPER CLIP, I guess, the charge will be more lesser.

Thanks again!

or maybe the CPU will do the job, it's heavier...

first off... GOOD JOB. but then again, you could have smashed him in the back of the head with a keyboard and achieved better results :D

yeah that too,.. but i still fancy your bazooka janey...

Pencils always come in handy.

lol labda... well, if it was "virtually" possible to whack somebody with the fax machine, i would.... coz the one i want to whack is here on this site...lol

mjamille, hahaha you naughty girl. I've very often found my finger tapping furiously near the pair of scissors on my desk. Who can blame us? :P

------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------

labda, i was thinking of using the fax machine in the future...

baldrick2dogs I heard a slap with an open hand in the ME is very taboo esp. if it lands on an Arab. It's apparently extremely insulting. If that's the case you're better off with the paper punch.

------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------

I air slapped my boss... should I start packing?

It's attack with a deadly weapon. A slap is with an open hand and would problably have been laughed out of court. as it stands you'll be luck to get off with common assault!

Did you Google it first?

Precisely why we dont have paper punches at our office.

------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------

blackbeard, it's still under investigation.

aahh, thats ok, you assaulted him but he's hated by all...so no doubt the case will be thrown out of court.......do you have a bloody good lawyer???

nothing but 6 month imprisonment or 20000QR fine

MD.. what he gets?

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"Life is like a box of chocolate.. You never know what you gonna get." -Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)

You should closely follow the case of the Air Port employee who assaulted a Pakistani family with his handy. What he gets, you will get, too.

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