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Qatar identifies parents of baby girl who was dumped at airport that sparked horrific internal examinations of innocent female passengers in bid to find the mother

Qatar has identified the parents of a baby girl dumped at its airport which sparked internal examinations of innocent female passengers in a bid to find the mother.

The public prosecutor said the mother, identified as having Asian nationality, had told the father that she had dumped the newborn before she boarded a plane. 

The premature girl was found alive in a bin at the Hamad International Airport in Qatar on October 2. The Qatari government assured the baby was taken care of by social workers in Qatar. 

Some 18 women, including 13 Australians, were forced to undergo an invasive vaginal exam to determine if any of them had just given birth. None of them were the mother.

Authorities pulled the women off flights and forced them to remove their underwear to undergo a non-consensual medical examination in an ambulance on the tarmac.

A number of medical professionals cradle the baby (pictured) which was found at the Hamad International Airport, prompting an invasive strip search. Pictured: The ambulance crews were seen tending to the baby, who was wrapped in a blue blanket, inside the airport terminal

A number of medical professionals cradle the baby which was found at the Hamad International Airport, prompting an invasive strip search. Pictured: The ambulance crews were seen tending to the baby, who was wrapped in a blue blanket, inside the airport terminal

The mother, who is overseas and faces 15 years imprisonment, is referred to as a 'convict' in a statement by the prosecutor after efforts were underway to 'to arrest the fugitive' which suggests she may have been convicted in absentia.

The public prosecutor said the mother and father were from 'Asian countries' which in Qatar typically refers to the nations of South Asia where a large number of migrant workers come from.

The prosecutor said: 'Investigations revealed that the infant's mother... threw the newborn infant in the trash can in one of the toilets in the departures lounge at the airport and boarded the plane to her destination. 

'The had a relationship with another person of the nationality of one of the Asian countries as well, and this relationship resulted in the infant that was found.

The Qatari government assured she was safe and in the care of social workers in Qatar. Pictured: A Qatar aircraft is seen at Doha's Hamad International Airport

The Qatari government assured she was safe and in the care of social workers in Qatar. Pictured: A Qatar aircraft is seen at Doha's Hamad International Airport

'The father of the infant admitted he had a relationship with the infant's mother, and that she had sent him a message and a photo of the newborn infant immediately after her birth.'

The mother had told the father that she had dumped the baby and departed the country, the statement added, while DNA screening proved they were the child's parents.

All expatriates coming to Qatar for long-term work are required to give a substantial sample of blood during the registration process.

Women on ten Qatar Airways flights out of Doha, including one to Sydney, were subjected to the examinations following the incident on October 2, leading to a diplomatic row with Australia. Pictured: Hamad International Airport in Doha

Women on ten Qatar Airways flights out of Doha, including one to Sydney, were subjected to the examinations following the incident on October 2, leading to a diplomatic row with Australia. Pictured: Hamad International Airport in Doha

The footage surfaced just hours after the Qatari government confirmed it would launch an immediate inquiry into the strip searches, following worldwide outrage. Pictured: Staff at Hamad International Airport

The footage surfaced just hours after the Qatari government confirmed it would launch an immediate inquiry into the strip searches, following worldwide outrage. Pictured: Staff at Hamad International Airport

TIMELINE OF QATAR STRIP SEARCH SCANDAL

October 2 - 18 women, including 13 Australians, forced to undergo an invasive vaginal exam to determine if any of them had given birth to a baby found in a bin at Qatar Airport

October 26 - Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it had registered 'serious concerns' with Qatari authorities over the examinations

October 29 - CCTV footage is leaked online of the moment horrified paramedics found the newborn baby in a bin at Doha airport

October 30 - Qatar said it planned to prosecute those behind the invasive medical examinations

November 19 -  Young Australian victim speaks anonymously through tears to recall the moment she was invasively examined.

'She nursing goes: ''We need to remove your underwear''. Why, like why?' the woman said. 

November 24 - Qatar identifies the parents of the baby girl dumped at the airport as being of Asian nationality.

Authorities said the mother had told the baby's father she had dumped the newborn before she boarded a plane

It comes after women on ten Qatar Airways flights out of Doha, including one to Sydney, were subjected to the examinations following the incident on October 2, leading to a diplomatic row with Australia.  

CCTV footage released by Doha News shows five male paramedics holding the baby after removing her from the bin in what police believe was attempted murder.

The medics were seen tending to the baby, who was wrapped in a blue blanket, inside the airport terminal.     

The footage surfaced just hours after the Qatari government confirmed it would launch an immediate inquiry into the strip searches, following worldwide outrage.

The government said while the aim of the urgent search was to find the mother of the child before she was able to fly out. 

The incident only came to light weeks after it occurred, when affected Australian passengers spoke out, with Canberra labelling the episode 'appalling'.

The public prosecutor said 'some employees' of airport security had broken the law by ordering the searches. 

The public prosecutor said 'some employees' of airport security had broken the law by ordering the searches, which Qatar only apologised weeks after they took place, and face three years imprisonment. 

It gave no details of how senior those charged were, or how many would be punished.

CCTV footage shows male paramedics walking with the baby after removing her from the toilet

CCTV footage shows male paramedics walking with the baby after removing her from the toilet

Diplomats have suggested that such a major operation requiring the suspension of flight operations at the authoritarian state's airport could not have been authorised by a handful of junior staff.

Qatar is an ultra-conservative Muslim monarchy, where sex and childbirth outside of marriage are punishable by jail.

Ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, it has struggled to reassure critics that its promises on women's rights, labour relations and democracy are credible.

Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, who as interior minister is also responsible for the security services, previously tweeted that 'we regret the unacceptable treatment of the female passengers' at Doha airport.

One of the Australian passengers said under the condition of anonymity last week she had already boarded her flight to Sydney when officials ushered off the plane and into an ambulance on the tarmac.

'The state of Qatar regrets any distress or infringement': Statement from Qatar government 

On 2 October a newborn was found in a trashcan concealed in a plastic bag and buried under garbage at the Hamad International Airport and the baby was rescued from an appalling attempt to kill her and the infant is now safe under medical care in Dohar. 

This was the first instance of an abandoned infant being found in such condition at the airport and is egregious and life-threatening violation of the law triggered an immediate search for the parents, including on flights within the vicinity of where the newborn was found.

While the aim of the urgently decided search was to prevent the perpetrators of the horrible crime from escaping, the state of Qatar regrets any distress or infringement on the personal freedoms of any traveller caused by this action.

His Excellency of Qatar, the Prime Minister and Minister of interior of the state of Qatar has directed that a comprehensive transparent investigation into the incident be conducted. 

The results of the investigation will be shared with our international partners. The state of Qatar remains committed to ensuring the safety and security and comfort of all travellers transiting through the country. 

'Police officers were coming on the plane. They had guns,' the women told 60 Minutes.  

The woman, who went by the name Jane to protect her identity, was reduced to tears as she recalled the moment she was invasively examined.

'She goes: ''We need to remove your underwear''. Why, like why?' the woman said.  

'It was incredibly invasive,' she said through tears. 'I was terrified and humiliated and worried about the men.' 

She questioned whether she was being kidnapped and thought she mightn't ever see her husband or family again.

Going by the name Jane to protect her identity, one victim told 60 Minutes how the ordeal was both humiliating and dehumanising, and revealed she feared for her life when she was ordered off the plane

Going by the name Jane to protect her identity, one victim told 60 Minutes how the ordeal was both humiliating and dehumanising, and revealed she feared for her life when she was ordered off the plane

'It was just awful. It was really awful'.  

A male voice came over the speaker and instructed all women to exit the plane - with their passports - without offering any details about who he was.

Police then entered the plane holding guns and escorted women off, checking bathrooms to ensure there were no women left behind.

'It was really scary. I just thought ''what will happen if I say no?'',' she said.

The two men who escorted Jane did not speak English, and none of her questions were answered until she was finally taken into a waiting ambulance.

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