Naharnet - Doctor in Dahiyeh: I Received International Investigators who Asked to See Files Dating Back to 2003 - October 28, 2010

Gynecologist Iman Sharara whose clinic in Beirut's southern suburbs was attacked Wednesday by a crowd of angry women said international investigators showed up after taking an appointment.

"A man from the investigation team by the name of Muwafaq called me over the phone on Friday asking me to set up an appointment," doctor Sharara said. She said she accepted meeting them after getting clearance from the Medical Association's lawyer. Sharara said two English-speaking men from the international investigation committee accompanied by an interpreter showed up at her clinic on Wednesday, requesting phone numbers of between 14 to 17 people who had visited the clinic since 2003. When the doctor explained that this would require some time, the investigators said they can seek the required data from her secretary. "When I went out to talk to the secretary to help the investigators, I was surprised with a big problem: About 30 women yelling and pushing the secretary, some even took out files from the drawers and stepped on them," Sharara said, adding that the secretary and the nurse were beaten up. The local trasnlator was also pulled from the hair by the crowd of women Sharara described as "wild." Sharara said the investigators ran away.