Saviours turn rapists: Police rape a woman, accuse her of indecency

03 October, 2012

Rape of a woman allegedly at the hands of Tunisian police has led to massive outrage across the country, with human rights groups and protesters filling the public spaces, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits. Ironically, police have accused the woman of violating modesty laws.

A GREAT sense of unity was shown by Tunisians as they came out in public to protest the rape of a woman by police officers, who accused her of violating modesty laws. The woman was reportedly raped by police officers last month when she along with her fiance was travelling in a car.

Three police officers participated in the heinous act, with two raping the woman as the third one held back her fiance. With such kind of cases, people in Tunisia are not going to feel safe in their own backyard, especially when saviours (police) turn the rapists.

One such protester, Yamina Thabet, Head of the Tunisian Association that supports minorities said in this AFP video, “Everyone is scared today. It will be worse because, there is a breach of trust between the citizens and the Tunisian Police, therefore all crimes are allowed. If police can rape girls, if police can allow themselves to attack people, why not the normal citizens as well?”

The protesters present at the location were shouting their heart out so that their voices could be heard far and wide. They have been partially successful as the case is getting huge attention from citizens of the country, who feel justice should be delivered to the victims. The human rights groups and the strong feminist activists of the region are furious, as this could play an important role in instilling fear among girls not to report such cases, which is only going to increase the number of rape cases.

Another protester, Ayoub Messaou, former advisor to the Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, in this video said, “ I really hope justice will take its course and the real criminals will be punished and be made example of.” Irrespective of the fact, whether this rape case is solved or not, the Tunisian police has earned a bad name and will be looked down upon.