Lankan maid rape accused acquitted

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The Kuwait Criminal Court acquitted a resident accused of sexually assaulting his Sri Lankan housemaid. The case file indicates the maid was hired from a domestic recruitment agency, and the suspect had gone with his wife to buy clothing and asked the maid to wear them.

The housemaid claimed she refused to put the clothes on, and she went into her room but the man followed her into the room, tore her clothes and raped her. Later, the suspect reportedly sent her back to the recruitment agency to terminate her service.

The maid said she couldn’t report the case to the secretary at the recruitment agency because she was afraid, and she reported it to the Sri Lankan embassy. The lawyer of the suspect Faisal Al-Otaibi argued there were lots of unsolved puzzles in the maid’s account, which points to the fact that the case was fabricated.

He stressed the suspect’s wife had requested the maid should be sent back to the agency because she couldn’t communicate with her. (Arab Times)

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Comments - 32

leenak3642@yahoo.com Sunday, 02 January 2011 11:13 AM

It is easy to say stop sending our females abroad. preaching can be done by any one , but practically it is not easy . if our economy is good , no one will go to middle east , but unfortunately day by day it is flying , so how can we live , at lease to seek a foreign employment as a House Maid . if the government stop this who will feed the families of these maids . the best solution is to implement rules like Philippines and the Srilankan Embassies situated in Middle East Countries should take care of our citizens ..

concerned Monday, 03 January 2011 08:25 AM

Dont tell me about the Lawyer working for the Sri Lankan Embassy

nikita Monday, 03 January 2011 06:34 AM

please send the place and the agency to find such a good monthly payments, dont mind getting raped even as daily we get raped by the loon politicos in sl

Sunil Lanka Monday, 03 January 2011 03:15 AM

So send all the maids to Kuwait to get raped by innocent Kuwait Mudalai. It is a big fun for Mr. T

Faqi Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:55 PM

In most middle eastern countries they would never convict their citizens on allegations brought by a foreigner. This have been proven many times.

Thas Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:36 PM

There are many rapes that takes place is SL, so what's the big deal if it's in Kuwait.

YURI Sunday, 02 January 2011 06:12 PM

In This case Indins are far better.. they dont send the women to work over seas.

citizen1 Sunday, 02 January 2011 04:44 PM

I believe you mean't opposites, but when commenting you need to ealise that sarcasm is lost on this site.

Nalaka Weerakody Sunday, 02 January 2011 02:50 PM

i dont think a kuwaiti man will rape a srilankan woman!!!!!it is something fishy

Truth Exposed Sunday, 02 January 2011 01:33 PM

The Govt is unable to do anything as it is the remittances of these poor women which goes to buy our MPs all the luxury cars which they can sell at big profits.

YURI Sunday, 02 January 2011 12:43 PM

Lank matha also already in Kuwait, Its a fate of the country. Not a single Ceylon citizen went as a Maid when it was Ceylon

Iqbal Sunday, 02 January 2011 12:32 PM

government should feed these poor people while stopping all wanted personal entertainment expenses giving local jobs with good pay according to the cost of living

Iqbal Sunday, 02 January 2011 12:28 PM

recuritment agencies are barking when we say ban sending house maids. your guys and some of our idiots are the main problem for this.

lakmikanth Sunday, 02 January 2011 12:03 PM

The major foreign exchange earner if, it is stopped what will happen to the most luxurious cars for the privileged at duty free.

lokka Sunday, 02 January 2011 11:20 AM

1000000/Rs per month ? OMG, can u please tell all of us how to and where to earn this much of salary as a housemaid? as far as I know even a well experienced engineer couldn't earn this amount... :D

citizen1 Sunday, 02 January 2011 06:26 AM

This middle east employment is a menace! Wish there was some way around it!!

MAnandan Sunday, 02 January 2011 11:09 AM

Well Said....

MAnandan Sunday, 02 January 2011 11:08 AM

Dr.Rajeev... There is lots of Madame Jeena, in Kuwait running th Recruitment offices and Selling our Womens.. these ladies should be punished by our Goverment.. also our Embassy staff do not have guts.. to fight this kind of corruption....i would suggest you to read the the arabtimes news paper, than you will Crime rates in Kuwait......

Dr.Rajeev Sunday, 02 January 2011 10:26 AM

There can be many solutions proposed by Madame Jeena ! Let her to the adviser.

oyage podi guru Sunday, 02 January 2011 08:37 AM

Hard to say from our perspective who is telling the truth and who is lying: maybe both of them, since being untruthful is endemic in both cultures. I lean towards the maid, however, because there are just too many horror stories to discount them all. Solution: don't send the women to those countries.

meranchi Sunday, 02 January 2011 08:04 AM

you know all most maids gone with out government knowledge they earn more than 1000000/Rs per month how do u except stop maid going Arab country people can talk but not suggest how to do India ban sending maid to Arab country but still i found lot of Indian women working as a maid in emirate fist what should do close down rerouting agencies and send through government diplomatic mission will take car any problem arise also very weak as 'SLFP' general secretary say that's mean no solution thank u

Saraa Goyya Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:53 AM

There is a Sinhala saying; "Naduth Hamuduruwange, Baduth Hamuduruwange." So, no surprise that the Kuwaiti was acquitted.

Iqbal Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:35 AM

day by day Housemaid's abuses are in the high rate. The government should look into these matters very seriously to safe guard these maids. OR ....Rather than spending money for other unwanted enterainments matters..Government should employement opportunities in sri Lanka and BAN sending house maids outside the country. We can understand that our beloved ministers are still sleeping even after knowing "Nail injection for house maid in KSA"

anemagekata Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:31 AM

There is only one solution to this problem

Stop sending Sri Lankan women to Middle East!!

Dr.Rajeev Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:27 AM

In the Islamic states of Middle east the employers can commit any atrocities and crimes against their employees.The state sponsored "crimes".Judgments are one sided.Arabs are the most peverts in the world

eresh S kumara Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:21 AM

Arabics are arabics.. Better we should not send Maids for Arabs.and also everybody who live in arab knows about lankan maids ,out side with whom they are living and what they are doing. So decision up to Husbands ,fathers and resposible persons.

mohamed Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:21 AM

government answer for this..... We request Stop unwanted all personal expenses... Give opportunities and employments to these housemaids. So they will not suffer like this in outside of this country.

ibog Sunday, 02 January 2011 07:13 AM

be unite & become the stronger nation to raise our voice against them. at-least for the next generation ..

Thas Sunday, 02 January 2011 06:57 AM

Welldone Kuwati Criminal Court.

pd Sunday, 02 January 2011 06:52 AM

this verdict is not a supprise -quite common as no one can go against their nationals. justice denied. but if happened in SL they wl bash Gosl /MR etc.... this is da truth,

Chandana Sunday, 02 January 2011 06:46 AM

better salaries!! Jobs for all!!

thats about it!!

DO NOT SEND ANY FEMALES ABROAD!!!

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