Guardian: Britain, which holds the United Arab Emirates, wore a Qatar shirt at the Asian Cup

The UAE authorities arrested a British citizen who wore the jersey of the Qatar national team at the Asian Nations Cup, organized by the United Arab Emirates, and who crowned Annabi Qatar for its historic feat.

Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday that the UAE authorities have arrested a young British man, Ali Issa Ahmed, after wearing a shirt for the Qatari-annabi team at the Asian Nations Cup, organized by the United Arab Emirates. between January 5th and February 1st.

Ali Issa Ahmed, 26, is a fan of Arsenal who lives in Wolverhampton and went to the UAE for a holiday in January. While he was there, he got a ticket for an Asian Cup match between Qatar and Iraq on the 22nd of the same month.

A friend of the British boy told the Guardian that his friend's detention was based on false allegations about security officials, while the UAE's embassy said it was investigating the circumstances. of arrest.

A British citizen was allowed to make a phone call on January 31st. He was able to contact his friend Amer Loki, who was reportedly released after being arrested and assaulted by a car in a car and accused of promoting Qatar. I'm not sure what happened next, but he was arrested because he was accused of making false allegations against security officials in the United Arab Emirates. "

Source: agencies