The family of a British woman who was jailed for six months after slapping an Indonesian immigration officer during a row over her visa are 'deeply ashamed' of her behaviour.
Auj-e Taqaddas launched a foul-mouthed rant and attacked the official after being hit with a $4,000 (£3,100) fine at a Bali airport last year, in a clip which went viral online.
The 43-year-old medical researcher has now been sentenced to six months in prison after she was charged with violent behaviour against a government official.
In a video of her arrest earlier today - after she had failed to appear in court - she struggled against the men who were leading her away and appeared to strike at another officer as she was taken into a car.
Her violent behaviour has caused her elderly father - a respected former doctor and brother, an IT consultant, huge embarrassment, a family friend said today.
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British woman, Auj-e Taqaddas, gestures as she talks to journalist after attending sentencing at Denpasar court in the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, today
Grappling: Auj-e Taqaddas at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport when she was arrested
Ms Taqaddas used to live in a flat above offices in South Norwood, south London, but moved out ten years ago.
The friend said she had an 'aggressive streak' but was very intelligent.
He said: 'She worked for the Royal Marsden Hospital about eight or nine years ago and was a specialist in Radiography.
'She actually wore a book about her work at the hospital, the methods in which radiography is used to treat cancer.
'The hospital were angry that she was doing this and ordered her to cease writing it but she refused and had the book published regardless.
'It caused a lot of friction so I was told and a short while later she left the Royal Marsden and travelled around the world.
'I think the falling-out with the hospital meant she struggled to get work in the U.K.
'She travelled to the Middle East and then on to Australia.
'She is very bright, very intelligent but like a lot of similar people she sometimes lacks balance and loses some of her rationale.
Another tantrum: The British medical researcher yells at an officer as she is arrested in a shopping mall before her trial in Indonesia
Going down with a fight: The British medical researcher struggles against her arrest after she had allegedly failed to appear in court
Kicking and screaming: Auj-e Taqaddas kicks out at the men trying to arrest her in a shopping mall, in another extraordinary tantrum before her court appearance today
'She has an aggressive streak and it can sometimes erupt to the surface.
'Her father is an eminent former doctor who is now quite frail and her brother has two masters degrees in IT.
'Her mother sadly passed away from cancer when she was younger. I think that spurred her on to learn more about treating the disease.
'The family have been in Britain for about 30 years after coming here from Pakistan and they are genuinely lovely people who work incredibly hard.
'They are deeply ashamed of her behaviour and have been left very embarrassed, particularly as the video is on YouTube and all over social media
'They've had very little contact with her over the last few years.'
A huge row erupted at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport last July when Ms Taqaddas was pulled aside during immigration checks.
The 43-year-old had missed her Jetstar flight to Singapore after Indonesian officials accused her of overstaying her visa by 160 days.
After receiving her boarding pass officers noticed her month-long visa had expired on February 18.
Auj-e Taqaddas is led away by investigators today after her trial in Bali, where she was sentenced to six months in prison for attacking an immigration officer
Court hearing: The woman continues her rant during her appearance in the Bali courtroom, shouting and pointing as she is flanked by the men who arrested her
She was told she had to pay a $25 fine for everyday she overstayed her visa, adding up to $4,000.
In a fit of rage the foul-mouthed traveller was caught on camera abusing the guard and striking him in the face.
When she was arrested today and dragged to court she threw another tantrum.
In a video of her arrest earlier today - after she had failed to appear in court - she struggled against the officials who were leading her away and appeared to strike at another officer as she was taken into a car.
She was arrested before the trial in a shopping mall after failing to appear in court several times.
In the video of her latest tantrum she can be heard swearing loudly at an officer, calling him a 'sick b******'.
As two men try to handcuff her she tries to fight them off, kicking at one of them with her right foot before they finally chain her hands together.
Guilty: Auj-e Taqaddas, pictured during the row at a Bali airport last year, has been jailed for six months for slapping an Indonesian immigration officer
Accused: British tourist Auj-e Taqaddas looks at her mobile phone today before her trial at a court in Denpasar, where she was jailed for six months for the viral tantrum
They escort her up an escalator and towards a car, where she fights back again as they try to lift her into the back seat.
The woman's hands are not clearly visible but the man is seen flinching and apparently struggling with her as she tries to fight him off.
During the hearing she is again heard shouting and gesticulating at officers sitting in the courtroom.
During the trial, which began in December, Taqaddas - who denied the charges - said the video of the slap last year had been edited.
After being sentenced in Denpasar District Court, Taqaddas said the court was corrupt and she had been tortured by police three times including on Wednesday.
She was taken to an immigration detention centre in Denpasar after the hearing, according to Indonesian media.
Row: The video, which went viral in the aftermath of the incident in Indonesia last year, shows Taqaddas pinning the blame on immigration for making her miss the flight
'This is a sham court who was only listening to the dirty prosecutor who did not bring me to the court for six months,' she said.
As two officials escorted her from court, she shouted: 'Indonesia is a criminal country. Indonesian law is corrupt. Indonesian judges are corrupt. No lawyer was provided. Indonesian immigration is corrupt.'
The row erupted at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport last July when Taqaddas was pulled aside during immigration checks.
The 43-year-old had missed her Jetstar flight to Singapore after Indonesian officials accused her of overstaying her visa by 160 days.
After receiving her boarding pass officers noticed her month-long visa had expired on February 18.
She was told she had to pay a $25 fine for everyday she overstayed her visa, adding up to $4,000.
In a fit of rage the foul-mouthed traveller was caught on camera abusing the guard and striking him in the face.
'She pretended not know that she had overstayed. But people who visit a country to travel know they have a period of stay. She had overstayed since February,' said an immigration official at the time.
'She slapped the officer, who is a respected guard.
'She touched immigration, which means touching representatives of the nation. So we reported it to the police.'
Ticket: After receiving her Jetstar boarding pass (pictured) the British traveller was pulled aside during her immigration checks
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