A British grandma says she is inactive successful daze aft being subjected to an invasive aesculapian introspection by Qatari officials connected the tarmac of Doha’s Hamad International Airport successful October 2020.
The authorities were looking for the parent of a newborn babe which had been recovered successful a integrative container successful a rubbish bin successful the departures lounge.
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Mandy says that what happened to her and galore different women that nighttime felt similar an battle and a usurpation for which they person received nary apology.
Now a radical of 5 Australian women, including Anna (who did not privation to usage her existent name), who were strip-searched and examined during the incident, are suing the authorities successful Qatar and the nationalist airline.
They person filed ineligible enactment successful the New South Wales Supreme Court successful Sydney. The BBC understands the papers were served astatine Qatar Airways’ Australia caput bureau successful Melbourne connected Thursday.
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