DOHA • A young Sri Lankan national was produced in a criminal court here last week accused of consuming aftershave lotion and watching a blue film.The man was caught by the law-enforcement agencies on a tip-off and sent for a blood test, which confirmed that he had indeed consumed some concoction.
The accused had a compact disc (CD) of a pornographic film in possession, which he was caught watching. He told court that a friend of his had given this CD to him. The sponsor of the accused was also present in court and he pleaded that the case be decided as early as possible since the man was awaiting to be deported in another criminal case.
In another case, a Qatari citizen was accused of consuming liquor and assaulting his wife. The accused told court that he had only beer and his wife called in the police after they picked a quarrel over some issue. The prosecution told court that the accused had refused to give his blood sample for test after he was arrested.
In yet another case, two young Nepalese and a Sri Lankan national were accused of trespassing into a house and having physical relations with two Sri Lankan maids. One of the three male accused admitted to having had sex with one of the maids, while another accused told court that he went to the house of the maid to talk to her as he wished to marry her.