According to
news.sky.com, thousands of people have voiced support for a 17-year-old girl
who was allegedly raped and forcibly tattooed by a group of men in Morocco.
The teenager said she was tortured by members of
a "dangerous gang" in Beni Melal province after being abducted
outside a relative's home in June.
Photos shared online showed tattoos, including an
image of a swastika, across her arms, legs and neck, and scars which she said
were the result of cigarette burns. Continue ....
"They held me for about two months, and
raped and tortured me," the girl said.
"I will never forgive them. They have
destroyed me."
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition on
the change.org website calling for financial support for the girl to remove the
tattoos.
The petition organisers said they wanted to
express their "indignation and outrage" about the girl's alleged
ordeal.
"During her captivity, she was subjected to
every torture imaginable," they said.
"The perpetrators eventually released her,
and now she has to regain her life back."
The girl's father said three suspects were
arrested on Saturday in connection with her abduction and a trial is due to
start on 6 September.
A total of 12 suspects have been detained, according
to the Moroccan Association of Human Rights.
Sexual harassment is commonplace in Morocco,
despite a new constitution adopted in 2011 that enshrines gender equality and
urges the state to promote it.
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