Schoolboy to be tried in juvenile court
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My Question : Is it fit to charge/try a 12 year old undern criminal charges?
Why he become so violent?
Shouln't he put under a Disciplinary Committee?
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DOHA: A schoolboy accused of slapping a female teacher and stabbing her hand with a sharp pencil had been remanded in judicial custody and spent four days in the juvenile prison.
The boy, who is less than 12, was released last Sunday and the prosecution which had taken him under remand has filed charges against him after questioning. A juvenile court will hear the case.
The boy, a sixth-grader, had hit the expatriate teacher on October 15 in the presence of supervisors and several students during school hours. This is arguably the first time in the country that a schoolboy has been booked on charges of assaulting a teacher.
The incident took place after the teacher tried to stop the boy from misbehaving when she saw her making obscene gestures in the classroom. The boy refused to listen after which she called a school supervisor.
The supervisor was busy, so the teacher grabbed the boy’s arm and asked him to go with her to the former. It was then that the boy attacked her hand with a sharp pencil and slapped her.
The father of the boy told local Arabic daily Al Watan that he got a call from the school on the day of the incident following which he rushed to the school.
The school administration narrated the incident to him, but he said that when he asked his son what had happened, he said he had acted in self-defence as the teacher had hurt one of his shoulders with her nails.
The father said that he brought his son home that day but when he went to the school the next morning in a school bus he was asked to return home and the same bus dropped him back.
According to the father, his son was told by the school that he was barred for three days from that very day—a Tuesday—and that he should come back only on Sunday (Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays).
The case had gone viral on social media in Qatar.
On Tuesday the father said he got a call from the police at home and took his son along. The next morning, that is, on Wednesday, he said he received a call from the Public Prosecution saying that his son would be taken into custody.
The father said he took his son to the Prosecution and they remanded him in judicial custody and he was released only on Sunday, October 21.
The father produced a copy of a medical report of his son to the Arabic daily which published it and which shows that there indeed were nail marks under one of his armpits. The case is in a juvenile court, he later told the daily. The father said filing a court case against his son reflected badly on the school and its disciplinary mechanism, for if it had a tough disciplinary committee it could have handled his son’s matter. Contacted for comment, prominent lawyer Mohsin Al Suwaidi told The Peninsula yesterday that Qatari laws have no place for emotions and in their eyes a crime is a crime whether it is committed by an adult or a minor.
People under 16 years of age are treated as minor under Qatar’s laws but punitive provisions are the same for adult and minor offenders, said Al Suwaidi.
There is a juvenile court that exclusively deals with juvenile delinquencies and likewise there is a juvenile prison for under-trials and convicts who are under 16, he said.
According to Al Suwaidi, the complaint against the boy must have been filed by the school administration together with the teacher.
“The school must have studied the incident and decided to refer the matter to the police,” said the lawyer.
It’s a serious incident because it involved hitting a teacher with a device (pencil) and that too, in a public place, he said.
The assault by the boy would be treated by the law as an attack on a public servant while he or she was on duty.
The case would act as a deterrent for the boy. If he is not brought to book, he could in future attack people with dangerous devices, said Al Suwaidi.
The assault on the teacher was an attack on the dignity of the teacher and the school, he said.
The boy’s parents would also be summoned and questioned why their son behaved that way.
Al Suwaidi said that in the Qatari culture a boy is told from early childhood that he is a man and that he should always behave like a man and should not come home crying and that he should settle his scores on his own.
Asked why the small boy had to be detained in a juvenile prison for four days, the lawyer said that was provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code.
“It is within the law for the Prosecution to detain a suspect for questioning for three to four days. This depends on the nature of a case,” Al Suwaidi said
Link : http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/211743-schoolboy-to-be-tried-in-juven...
Hehehehe I like how a lot of u seem to blame "Qatar" and Arabs for this.....SERIOUSLY PATHETIC
Assuming the kid is a local, WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED ANYWAY, How does this compare to kids bringing guns to school and shooting up everybody in sight??? And how many times has that happened in YOUR countries???
Is it fair then for me to announce that "It's Expat upbringing that caused all those school shootings???" SO GET A LIFE AND STOP STEREOTYPING CUZ THIS IS SERIOUSLY PATHETIC!!!!
what has school and villagio have to do both r different cases
TB: Actually in the posted article. It’s clear that ,Justice is being administered. The student’s parents were summoned, justice is taking its due course and the under-aged offender is going to be sent to juvenile prison.
The phone hacking scandal in GB t which exploded with the revelation one of the hacked victims Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old British girl whose phone was hacked after she disappeared in 2002. She was later found murdered.
So is tapping the phone of murdered children, hacking the phones of dead soldiers, stealing thousands from the taxpayers by falsifying their expenses claims, gambling people's savings away and bankrupting the nation. Murdoch gets to walk free No charges, no jail time. If it can happen in GB, it surly can happen everywhere.
TB: the daughter of the Ex-minister, and owner of the day-care facility, in Villagio, is one of a of three other accused people, who were all absent.
Iamthexxx: which statement?
This statement:
Iamthexxx:said although qatar's law downt ...
Although qatar's law downt apply to qataris lets not get there deep!
In the above statement you have accused the Qatari govt and its justice system of partiality, injustice, and corruption.
Now do you have something substantial to back up this statement or shall we just discard it as (unequivocal, unproved, out of ignorance) statement?
Well introduce the Kid to some Yoge that will cool him off... LOL
it is easier to build strong children than fix broken men - Frederick Douglas
I dont think it is going to make a difference. Problems like this, if not taken care at the root, will continue.
yup :( was just unable to attack anyone afterwards, specially the female teachers who were evil and had big guns and huge muscles
Once my Physical trainer punished me at school, i told my father but he punished me too...since then i am a little girl!!
IMO, it's welcoming decision by court, they (kids) need to know-violence is not the solution!!
5* for translation, khanan :)
nice translation :o)
kiyoun apni jan ke peechay padha hoa hai?
Translation : Don't hijack ! :)
no this one cannot be blamed as there was no flashing ;)
I wonder if this incident can be blamed to US (effect of Hollywood movies ??
Rightly put Tailchopper, LOL,
Kudos to school admn, they've been brave else in such cases the victim (mainly poor expats)keep mum;
@Marco which statement ?
Nothing wrong with teaching younger people respect.. sometimes the hard way. Teachers should be respected by the students and the parents take responsibility for their children's manners
West Bay Lagoon, you are right, both parents should be arrested actually for misguiding their kids properly. (lol)
Im sure more kids will be coming like this because they used to see it from their parents, even on the roads while they driving the kids can adopt and apply what they are seing from the parents action while driving recklessly.
Osama, I also some incidents like yours., actually most of the schools.
Of course he must be punished but as the movie anger management.
first time LOL
local kids are misbehaving always, but admin of the schools are trying to cover it up and be with the student side whatever he/she makes.
I know many incidents where the teacher was abused very badly and the management of the school didn't react against the student
I am talking about what they call it international schools (name starting with N)
So FREE the boy & Arrest the Father!!!
Khanan they shld learn the harsh way and a lesson for all other local parents
He can get that in Juvenile prison. By the way, he hasn't been convicted yet ..
I think they need to look into the family. He learned violence from somewhere.
Iamthexxx: I'd like to see you prove your statement.
it seems the boy is Qatari.
The term 'Jail/Prison' is notorious.
I agree that what he did is too harsh and was not expected from 12 years old, but putting him behind bars will do more harm . He need corrective education and more of psychological help.
I agree with TailChopper. Impressive upbringing. His father is still trying to find out excuses for the assault his son has made in public.
although qatar's law downt apply to qataris lets not get there deep!
lets focus!
i wonder how a 12 year old have the guts to do this!
Isn't that what Ibn Khaldoun said: "Arabs are savage by nature." Maybe the boy is innocent, it's his nature. Can you tell a lion to stop hunting by detaining him for four days?
12 years = He grabs a pencil to stab someone
21 years = He will grab a knife to stab someone…
So know the difference???
Strange!! Some men(real men) in kuwait were hesitant to go to border when their country was under attack (they should learn the qatari culture of male upbringing)
It would be interesting to know the nationalities involved in this case. I'm pretty sure the boy isn't Qatari.
tail chopper lols for your comment " interesting upbringing"
Now you know why security doesn't stop Arab kids from smoking inside restrooms of a mall, they may end up getting a cigarette burn on their hands.
12 - 13 year olds know what is good and what is wrong.
4 days in custody although is harsh i think its justified as his actions were harsh tooo!
Khanaan: It's not adults-jail. It's " juvenile prison"
spending 4 days in custody for a 12yrs will correct him from the beginning ? :(
Yeah, this kid needs to learn some lessons. This is how they become violent when they grow up. We can see in the streets everyday how they act. So the best is correct him from the beginning.
khanan, He seems to be criminal minded and it will be better to act on it without delay. He has done a crime and what can be done by the Disciplinary Committee. Juvenile Prison is a correction centre.
Impressive upbringing
"Al Suwaidi said that in the Qatari culture a boy is told from early childhood that he is a man and that he should always behave like a man and should not come home crying and that he should settle his scores on his own."
Sorry Khanan..
I would agree that he be prosecuted in a juvenile court. Sends a clear message.
A schoolboy accused of slapping a female teacher and stabbing her hand with a sharp pencil - "stabbing" is the dangerous part he shld be put behind prison for few days so that next time he is aware of the consequences . lucky it was a Pencil if he had a knife he wld have still done the same
4 days in custody.
IMO, prison at this age do more harm.