 ዐፄ ምንሊክ አደረጉ እያሉ የሚያወሩት ወሬ ፈጠራ መሆኑን ከዚያ ውጭ ግን የወሰዱት እርምጃ ትክክል እንደነበር ገልጫለሁ።
I'd say the writers had to know exactly what they were doing -- but the contrivance that was the rape scene suggests that you are right.