A police officer in charge of the security of the Iraqi team obtained the testimony of a young worker from the restaurant of the hotel, who confirmed that members of the Iraqi team “touched parts of her body” on Thursday, according to a report from De La Plata police. (60 km from the capital, Buenos Aires), which was published by several Argentine newspapers. .
According to the report, the girl did not want to file a formal complaint or reveal her identity.
The hotel’s front desk manager, who was interviewed by the Argentine policeman, testified that the Iraqi team members “walked in their underwear through the corridors of the hotel, and deliberately activated the security system. ‘fire alarm’, adding that behaviors ‘we have never seen before in the hotel.’
The police report quotes a security official as saying mission members “misbehaved with a local interpreter” and “disabled the hotel elevator by carrying excessive weight.”
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• Through the media channel of the Iraqi Federation on social media platforms, the mission presidency denied “inaccurate information circulating and rumors spread by some Argentine websites on Friday morning, regarding the occurrence of problems within of our youth team’s residence in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.”
• Al-Ittihad continued: “The leadership of the Iraqi delegation confirms that things are going well, and that nothing disturbs the peace of the delegation, and that everyone must show responsibility and be careful in handling information, in especially that the national team is waiting for an important match at the opening of its World Cup matches against Uruguay.”
• According to the police report, the head of the mission, Mohamed Nasser Shukroun, was officially informed of the facts through an interpreter, and the head of the local organizing committee of the Argentine Federation demanded the opening of a thorough investigation.
• The Iraqi Federation added in a later statement that, “In a rainy atmosphere and with high morale, our youth team conducted their training unit in the Jimenezza Training Club stadium, which is 10 km from the residence of the delegation of our team in the city of La Plata, in preparation to face the national team of Uruguay”, in the presence of the president of the Federation. “Adnan Darjal and two members of the Football Association (Mohamed Nasser and Khalaf Jalal), and the coach of our national team, Jesús Casas.”
• The hotel refused to comment on the requests from “Agence France Presse”.
The Under-20 World Cup will start on Saturday until June 11, with 24 teams taking part. Iraq, runners-up in Asia, are in Group E, along with Uruguay, England and Tunisia.
Iraq will play their first game against Uruguay on Monday, then face Tunisia, Africa’s fourth, on May 25, while they conclude their group stage appearance against European champions England. the 28th of the same month.
The tournament was previously scheduled in Indonesia, before FIFA moved it to Argentina, following its withdrawal from the Asian country, where officials refused to host the Israeli national team.
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