The
financial compensation
received by the woman with dual Brazilian-Spanish nationality, who was
gang raped
last weekend while her husband, a Spanish citizen, was severely beaten, brings to the table a
legal practice
of the Asian country with which it attempts to address to the victims.
The couple received in front of the cameras a copy of the case and a check for one million rupees, approximately
$12,000
, from the authorities of the Dumka district, the place where the event occurred, in what was the first formal appearance of the authorities with the victims.
Indian law
establishes
a victim compensation program that, in the case of gang rape, ranges from 500,000 to one million rupees depending on various considerations, intended for people who suffered sexual offenses and need rehabilitation or psychological care.
The Supreme Court of India has held on other occasions that for a rape victim to ensure justice is not enough due to all the
physical and emotional consequences
she bears after the attack.
There are also compensation programs for victims of other criminal crimes.
A judicial source explained to EFE that the compensation in this case
does not constitute a settlement or remedy the judicial process
that is still underway.
Video
The attack occurred while she was traveling through the Asian country with her husband.
Compensation can be authorized by a court, requested by the victims or by the authorities immediately after the crime, when it is considered a criminal offense at first glance or prima facie, without completing the trial.
Although, if the court determines that
the crime did not take place ,
a refund of the compensated amount
can be requested
.
The
appearance on cameras
of the victims receiving compensation is a
common practice
of the Indian authorities who then spread videos and photographs on social networks.
There are eight arrested for the group rape.
The couple of experienced motorcyclists who have been traveling around the world on a motorcycle for five years, very popular on social networks, were attacked at midnight last Friday when they were camping in the district of Dumka, in the northern state of Jharkhand.
The woman was raped multiple times by seven men, according to her story.
Under intense media attention, the police
arrested the suspects in the first four days
.
Iranian motorcyclist Maral Yazarloo today condemned with a video message the criticism about the compensation received and the attacks against the couple.
The couple left India and continued their journey towards Nepal.
Photo: EFE
"People who say that what happened to (the victim) was because of how she dresses, or because she slept in a tent, and ask why she is talking (about the crime) or uploading videos on Instagram. What do they expect? , for a woman to end her life," said Yazarloo, known for her journey around the world on a motorcycle.
On Tuesday night Yazarloo along with dozens of Indian motorcyclists, some of them acquaintances of the couple, held a vigil in the western state of Maharashtra to demand justice for the Spanish couple.
With information from EFE
03/06/06-07/24