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		</div><h6 class="date date--v2">The 2- year-old Dutch woman was on holiday in Doha when she was &#8216;rufied&#8217; and raped</h6>
<h3 class="date date--v2"><span style="color:#470505;">Dutch tourist, 22, arrested in Qatar after making rape claim </span></h3>
<h3 class="date date--v2"><span style="color:#470505;">Claims she&#8217;d been dancing at a hotel, returned from dance floor to her drink, she believes was spiked</span></h3>
<h3 class="date date--v2"><span style="color:#470505;">Woke up next morning in unfamiliar room, realizing she&#8217;d been rufied and raped.<br />
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<h3 class="date date--v2"><span style="color:#470505;">Male suspect told cops they had consensual sex, then woman asked for money, prompting woman&#8217;s arrest for adultery. The man was arrested too<br />
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<p>A Dutch woman has been held in Qatar since March after being accused of adultery when she reported she had been raped.<br />
The 22-year-old, who was on holiday, was drugged in a Doha hotel and woke up in an unfamiliar flat, where she realised she had been raped, her lawyer says.<br />
She was arrested in March on suspicion of having sex outside of marriage. She is due to appear in court on Monday.<br />
The alleged rapist is also being held, but says the sex had been consensual.A Dutch foreign ministry spokeswoman said the woman, who she named as Laura, had been arrested but not yet been charged.<br />
&#8220;We have provided assistance to her since the first day of detention. For the sake of the defendant&#8217;s case we will not make further comments at this point,&#8221; the Dutch embassy said in a statement.<br />
The woman had gone dancing at a hotel in Doha where alcohol was allowed, &#8220;but when she returned to the table after the first sip of her drink&#8230; she felt very unwell&#8221; and realised she had been drugged, her lawyer Brian Lokollo told Dutch broadcaster NOS-Radio1.<br />
Her next memory was waking up in an unfamiliar apartment where she &#8220;realised to her great horror that she had been raped,&#8221; Mr Lokollo added.<br />
The woman may also be charged with an alcohol-related offence, news website Doha News reported.<br />
It is an offence to drink alcohol or be drunk in public in Qatar, although alcohol is allowed at certain hotels and expatriates can obtain a permit for purchasing alcohol.<br />
The woman has denied these allegations a spokesperson from the Dutch Embassy in Qatar confirmed, adding that the authorities in Qatar have kept in regular contact with the woman as the case continues to be investigated.</p>
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<p>However, the woman has reportedly not been allowed to leave the country while the allegations are being looked into.<br />
It is not yet clear when the woman will be allowed to return to her home from Qatar, with a court hearing set for 13 June likely to determine whether or not the woman will be charged with adultery.<br />
In 2013, a Norwegian woman in neighbouring United Arab Emirates was given a 16-month prison sentence for perjury, extramarital sex and drinking alcohol after she told police she had been raped. She was later pardoned and allowed to return to Norway.<br />
The woman has denied these allegations a spokesperson from the Dutch Embassy in Qatar confirmed, adding that the authorities in Qatar have kept in regular contact with the woman as the case continues to be investigated.</p>
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Dutch tourist ARRESTED in Qatar on adultery charges for daring to report she was raped
