Argentinian TV Reporter Robbed In Qatar, Stunned By Cops' Response

An Argentinian TV reporter, by the name of Dominique Metzer, who arrived in Qatar for the coverage of the tournament, was robbed while she was conducting a live interview.

An Argentinian reporter was left stunned by Qatari cops' response after getting robbed during the opening days of FIFA World Cup 2022. The biggest sporting event of the year, 2022 FIFA World Cup, opened on Sunday with a high-octane match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.

An Argentinian TV reporter, by the name of Dominique Metzer, who arrived in Qatar for the coverage of the tournament, was robbed while she was conducting a live interview, Mirror reported. As per the report, some items were stolen from her handbag. When the journalist went to the local police authorities to file a complaint about the robbery, she was left stunned with the response she got from the cops. Reportedly, Qatari police asked her what punishment she would like to be imposed on the thief.  

 “I went to the station and that was when the cultural differences began. The policewoman said to me: 'We have high-tech cameras everywhere and we are going to locate him [the thief] with face detection. What do you want the justice system to do when we find him?'”, she said.

"What justice do you want? What sentence do you want us to give him? Do you want him to be sentenced to five years in prison? Do you want him to be deported?", she said.

Earlier, in another incident involving a journalist, a Danish reporter was stopped filming while producing a piece for his channel. 

"Tournament organisers are aware of an incident where a Danish broadcast crew was mistakenly interrupted during a live broadcast in one of Qatar's tourist destinations," an official statement from the authorities said on the matter.