A British grandmother says she continues to be in shock after being subjected to an invasive medical examination by Qatari officers on the tarmac of Doha’s Hamad Worldwide Airport in October 2020.
The authorities have been in search of the mom of a new child child which had been present in a plastic bag in a garbage bin within the departures lounge.
Talking solely to the BBC, Mandy says that what occurred to her and lots of different girls that evening felt like an assault and a violation for which they’ve obtained no apology.
Now a gaggle of 5 Australian girls, together with Anna (who didn’t wish to use her actual identify), who have been strip-searched and examined in the course of the incident, are suing the authorities in Qatar and the nationwide airline.
They’ve filed authorized motion within the New South Wales Supreme Court docket in Sydney. The BBC understands the papers have been served at Qatar Airways’ Australia head workplace in Melbourne on Thursday.
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