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Buenos Aires asks Russia to punish Argentinian fan who ‘humiliated’ Arab supporter in online video
Authorities in Buenos Aires have asked their Russian counterparts to ban an Argentinian local official from World Cup matches after he was filmed sneering at an Arabian football fan.
A man identified as Juan Pablo Olguin, a secretary of legal affairs in a local Argentinian province, was recorded asking an Arab man, who didn’t speak Spanish, to repeat a phrase containing threats to blow up a football club located in the city of Naschel, Argentina.
Argentinian Security Minister Patricia Bullrich posted a tweet on Thursday, asking the Russian authorities to annul Olguin’s Fan ID as a punitive measure for his actions, which were deemed inappropriate and damaging.
Olguín es sec. de Asuntos Legales de Papagayos, #SanLuis. En #Rusia pidió poner una bomba al club Naschel, utilizando y estigmatizando al hombre con turbante. Hemos pedido que le retiren su Fan ID, porque a su accionar irresponsable se le suma el hecho de ser funcionario público pic.twitter.com/mbG5BcGwhC
— Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) June 28, 2018
“Olguin is secretary of legal affairs in Papagayos, #SanLuis. In #Russia he humiliated a turbaned man by asking him [to repeat a phrase in Spanish which meant] to plant a bomb at the Naschel club. We have asked for his Fan ID to be withdrawn, because his irresponsible actions were aggravated by the fact that he's also a public official,” the tweet read.
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