Ángeles Béjar confined herself to the church in the town of Motril, near Granada, in protest against the “inhuman and bloody hunt” against the suspended president of the RFEF.
The controversial kiss Luis Rubiales gave Jenni Hermoso at the awards ceremony for Spain’s 2023 world champion team in Australia and New Zealand continues to make headlines.
This time the mother of the now suspended president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Ángeles Béjar, surprised by locking himself in a church and declaring a hunger strike as a measure of protest against the “inhuman and bloody hunt” against his son as reflected in the Hispanic media.
Béjar confined himself to the church in the town of Motril, near Granada, a place where he assured that he would remain “indefinitely, day and night” until he achieved his goal of justice served .
The dispute arose after Spain won against England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final played in Australia and New Zealand. In the middle of the awards ceremony, the Spanish football leader ended up kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after collecting the medal. After that, the footballer admitted the same day that “she didn’t like it” and that “she didn’t expect it”.
The scandal around the situation quickly escalated and different people, men and women, began to demand Rubiales’ departure from the federation, among them the president and vice-president of Spain, Chilean goalkeeper Christiane Endler and Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias.
As a result, FIFA announced the provisional suspension of Rubiales on Saturday. “The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Iván Palacio (Colombia), using the powers granted by article 51 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (CDF), agreed today on the provisional suspension of Mr. Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities at national and international level “, they pointed out in a report by the president of the Disciplinary Commission Jorge Iván Palacio.
“This suspension, which will come into effect today, extends for an initial period of ninety days, as long as the disciplinary procedure opened by this Disciplinary Commission against Mr. Luis Rubiales will be processed. , Thursday, August 24,” they added.
“Similarly, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in order to preserve, among other factors, the fundamental rights of the player of the national football team, Ms. Jennifer Hermoso and the good order of the ongoing disciplinary proceedings. disciplinary body, issued two additional directives (article 7 CDF) by which it orders Mr. Luis Rubiales to refrain, by himself or by third parties, from contacting or attempting to contact the professional player of the Spanish national team Ms. Jennifer Hermoso or her close entourage. “, they pointed out.
As a result, the Spanish public prosecutor’s office decided to open an investigation against Rubiales after receiving several complaints against the manager. “We have agreed to contact Jennifer Hermoso to advise her of her rights as a victim of an alleged crime of sexual assault within the next 15 days. “, they said in a press release.
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