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sexyscholarWoman reports rape in Dubai, goes to jail
January 3, 2003
BY PHILIP DELVES BROUGHTON
PARIS--A French businesswoman who accused three men of gang rape has been arrested in Dubai and faces trial on charges of adultery.
Touria Tiouli, 39, from Limoges, has had her passport confiscated and cannot leave Dubai after being charged under the Persian Gulf emirate's Islamic sharia law.
The law declares any sex outside marriage to be illegal.
Tiouli was on a business trip last October when, she alleges, she was raped by three men who offered her a lift home from a nightclub.
She reported the attack immediately to the Dubai police, who after investigating her claim arrested her.
One of the men admitted to having "consensual sex" with Tiouli, which made her, in the eyes of Dubai's judiciary, guilty of both adultery and making a false rape accusation. She could face up to 18 months in prison. None of the men has been charged.
Tiouli was in prison for five days and has since been staying at a hotel.
The government has taken her passport and refused to let her leave the country until her trial, which has not yet been scheduled.
Friends in Limoges issued a statement from Tiouli Thursday. It said that when she reported her rape to the police, "I was crying and I saw quickly that my story did not carry any weight with them."
Her 14-year-old son is with friends in France. Tiouli, who is divorced, was born in Morocco but moved to France as a child.
This was her third visit to Dubai, where she worked on behalf of French luxury goods companies.
Daily Telegraph
January 3, 2003
BY PHILIP DELVES BROUGHTON
PARIS--A French businesswoman who accused three men of gang rape has been arrested in Dubai and faces trial on charges of adultery.
Touria Tiouli, 39, from Limoges, has had her passport confiscated and cannot leave Dubai after being charged under the Persian Gulf emirate's Islamic sharia law.
The law declares any sex outside marriage to be illegal.
Tiouli was on a business trip last October when, she alleges, she was raped by three men who offered her a lift home from a nightclub.
She reported the attack immediately to the Dubai police, who after investigating her claim arrested her.
One of the men admitted to having "consensual sex" with Tiouli, which made her, in the eyes of Dubai's judiciary, guilty of both adultery and making a false rape accusation. She could face up to 18 months in prison. None of the men has been charged.
Tiouli was in prison for five days and has since been staying at a hotel.
The government has taken her passport and refused to let her leave the country until her trial, which has not yet been scheduled.
Friends in Limoges issued a statement from Tiouli Thursday. It said that when she reported her rape to the police, "I was crying and I saw quickly that my story did not carry any weight with them."
Her 14-year-old son is with friends in France. Tiouli, who is divorced, was born in Morocco but moved to France as a child.
This was her third visit to Dubai, where she worked on behalf of French luxury goods companies.
Daily Telegraph
