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A Saudi lawyer has pushed for Cristiano Ronaldo’s expulsion from Saudi Arabia after he allegedly made an insulting gesture during a game against Al Hilal recently.
Fans heckled him by shouting Lionel Messi’s name, which forced him to pretend to grasp his crotch, and the event took place on Tuesday in Riyadh.
If this behaviour is proven, it is against the law in Saudi Arabia, and the former Real Madrid star might face harsh repercussions. Attorney Nouf bin Ahmed filed a complaint with the Saudi Prosecutor’s Office claiming that Ronaldo had engaged in “a crime of public indecency” and calling for his arrest and expulsion.
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“It is considered a crime of public dishonour, and it is one of the crimes that entail arrest and deportation if committed by a foreigner,” said the lawyer specialising in International Law.
The incident has generated widespread coverage on Saudi Arabia’s most popular sports programme, “Action ya Dawri”.
According to Al Nassr sources, Mohamed al Anzi, an employee of the show, stated that the Portugal star made the gesture because he had been hit during the match.
However, other Saudi sports journalists were unimpressed and urged the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to cancel Ronaldo’s contract.