There have been a ton of issues for reporters in Qatar covering the 2022 World Cup, but this one is in a bit of a different category.
Dominique Metzger, an Argentinian TV reporter, recently revealed she was robbed of her belongings while live on the air. What was stolen included money, documents, and credit cards.
According to The Evening Standard, Metzger was interviewing fans when she discovered somebody managed to unzip her bag.
Metzger spoke on the situation and how she had trouble getting assistance from law enforcement officials who declined to help her because of her gender.
“They told me, ‘What do you want justice to do about this? We will find the wallet… We have cameras everywhere, high-tech cameras and we will find the thief with face detection technology.
What do you want the justice system to do to them when they are found Do you want us to sentence him to five years in prison, to be deported?’ He asked me to make the decision.
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I told them I just want my wallet back. I won’t be making the decision for the justice system.”
According to Metzger, police told her she could choose between five years in prison or deportation for the offender. She filed the report in a separate area for women only at a Doha police station.
The tournament is being heavily surveilled with as many as cameras with facial recognition technology are being used within the eight stadiums. Hopefully, the person involved can be found.
