Woman raped in Dubai, charged with a crime, jailed for 16 months. Guy goes Free.

**Lucavi** · 2013-07-21 17:28

Originally Posted by Uzor

You also forgot to mention how she was fired by the company she was employed at.

She was working for a Swedish company and went on a business trip to Dubai, where she was raped. She reported it to the police and to her company, and the company asked to her withdraw her report. She refused, and subsequently got a letter of reprimand. A while later she received a letter of resignation stating that she had acted in a "dishonorable way".

It's been front page news in Sweden for the past week.

Seriously, what the fuck.

This planet sometimes. Agh.

**Uzor** · 2013-07-21 17:33

She was also raped by a coworker, so ya.

As for her picture;

http://www.metro.se/_internal/gxml!0...rtedalelv.jpeg

**Ksandra** · 2013-07-21 17:57

Anyone find it somewhat odd that Dubai is probably the most fanatic about religious law, and yet is the only country in the ME not blowing people up on a daily basis?

And no, I am not suggesting anything about religious fanaticism, just kinda occurred to me today.

People need to stop going to Dubai, fucking let them sink until they get it into their heads that's not how to make tourism work.

**Abandon** · 2013-07-21 18:05

Bahrain is where it's at anyway, ethiopian women all over the place dtf. from what i hear anyway

**Niiro** · 2013-07-21 18:08

They are hardly the most fanatic, you only hear about it because the UAE is large and wealthy and therefore has a lot of westerners around.

If you honestly don't get why it's tolerated by other countries, you are not a student of history.

**Kuya** · 2013-07-21 18:22

I'm not a student of history, so explain away.

**Niiro** · 2013-07-21 18:35

3 letter word, rhymes with foil.

Wait, shit.

Spoiler: show

**Kuya** · 2013-07-21 18:54

You didn't even try to make it sound exciting :<

**archibaldcrane** · 2013-07-21 19:39

Originally Posted by Ksandra

Anyone find it somewhat odd that Dubai is probably the most fanatic about religious law, and yet is the only country in the ME not blowing people up on a daily basis?

Kuwait?

**Ashmada** · 2013-07-21 19:57

I'd read this story yesterday, this article doesn't seem to mention that she was released to the Norwegian consulate after a few days of jail.
She's probably safe from that jail sentence, now. Can't quite imagine Norway betraying a citizen to keep "good" diplomatic relations with the UAE (in before someone calls me naïve and mentions the oil flowing).

Still, she's been raped and her rapist will never face justice.
Fuck theocracy in all its forms.

Originally Posted by Uzor

You also forgot to mention how she was fired by the company she was employed at.

She was working for a Swedish company and went on a business trip to Dubai, where she was raped. She reported it to the police and to her company, and the company asked to her withdraw her report. She refused, and subsequently got a letter of reprimand. A while later she received a letter of resignation stating that she had acted in a "dishonorable way".

It's been front page news in Sweden for the past week.

The article does mention she was fired, for allegedly consuming alcohol and embarrassing the company as a direct result.
Her rapist was fired as well, but yeah...

On the other hand, the company, Al Mana Interiors, isn't Swedish at all, it's based in Qatar and owned by a Qatari man, Wissa Al Mana.
He's Janet Jackson's husband, apparently.

**Andalusian girls** · 2013-07-21 22:44

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

Kuwait?

Cypriots are a p chill people

**Acevalefor** · 2013-07-22 02:58

The article I read on Huff Post said the guy was sentenced to 13 months. They were both fired for engaging in illegal activity while on the job and making the company look bad. I don't understand the outrage about the company. It is exactly what a corporation in that area would be expected to do; Distance themselves from the bad press.

Here is the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...ef=mostpopular

Here is the excerpt:

Norwegian diplomats later secured her release and she has been allowed to remain at the Norwegian Seamen's Center in central Dubai. She said her alleged attacker received a 13-month sentence for out-of-wedlock sex and alcohol consumption.

**Uzor** · 2013-07-22 03:34

Originally Posted by Ashmada

I'd read this story yesterday, this article doesn't seem to mention that she was released to the Norwegian consulate after a few days of jail.
She's probably safe from that jail sentence, now. Can't quite imagine Norway betraying a citizen to keep "good" diplomatic relations with the UAE (in before someone calls me naïve and mentions the oil flowing).

Still, she's been raped and her rapist will never face justice.
Fuck theocracy in all its forms.

The article does mention she was fired, for allegedly consuming alcohol and embarrassing the company as a direct result.
Her rapist was fired as well, but yeah...

On the other hand, the company, Al Mana Interiors, isn't Swedish at all, it's based in Qatar and owned by a Qatari man, Wissa Al Mana.
He's Janet Jackson's husband, apparently.

It is a Swedish company called "The Ones Home Interior". Al Mana Interiors is the middle-eastern franchise of The Ones.

What I can't understand is where she works. She was on a work trip to Dubai, does she work in one of the stores in the Middle East or in Scandinavia? I assume she works somewhere in the Middle East, considering the franchise gave her the letter of resignation and not the Scandinavian chain.

**Charismatic** · 2013-07-22 07:28

Originally Posted by The fuckin' article in the OP. Can ya'll read?

A statement released late Saturday by Al Mana Interiors spokesman Hani El Korek said the company was sympathetic to Dalelv "during this very difficult situation." It also said that company representatives were by her side through the initial investigation, spending "days at both the police station and the prosecutor's office to help win her release."
"Only when Ms. Dalelv declined to have positive and constructive discussions about her employment status, and ceased communication with her employer, was the company forced to end our relationship with her," the statement said.
"The decision had nothing to do with the rape allegation, and unfortunately neither Ms. Dalelv nor her attorneys have chosen to contact the company to discuss her employment status."

**Tyrath** · 2013-07-22 07:36

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/22/wo...rsy/?hpt=hp_t1

Dubai ruler pardons Norwegian woman convicted after she reported rape

**vagus** · 2013-07-22 18:37

Originally Posted by Abandon

Bahrain is where it's at anyway, ethiopian women all over the place dtf. from what i hear anyway

The Las Vegas of the Middle East. If you're a women, may want to protect yourself when in Dubai. Don't like it, stay out of there.

I expect the backlash to generate this girl a paycheque from the company.

**Churchill** · 2013-07-24 00:21

Originally Posted by Ksandra

Anyone find it somewhat odd that Dubai is probably the most fanatic about religious law, and yet is the only country in the ME not blowing people up on a daily basis?

And no, I am not suggesting anything about religious fanaticism, just kinda occurred to me today.

People need to stop going to Dubai, fucking let them sink until they get it into their heads that's not how to make tourism work.

(psst, it's always about poverty and education)

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