After the fury of a historic victory against Brazil (2-1), return to the sad life on earth for Morocco and insults on social networks. A hotel worker in Madrid has been arrested for racist comments posted on Instagram against the Atlas Lions national team, who are staying at the establishment, it was learned on Monday from the spanish font.
The 27-year-old Spaniard was arrested at the hotel around midnight on Sunday. He faces prosecution for hate crimes, according to a spokeswoman for the municipal police. The police came to the hotel after a complaint from the management of the establishment about racist statements posted online, added the same source, without giving further details.
Outrage in Morocco
Spanish media have published photos they claim were posted by the man on Instagram, which show several members of the Moroccan team in the hotel restaurant, along with racist remarks. According to the same sources, the employee deleted his Instagram posts and apologized online before his arrest.
News reports of these online posts sparked outrage in Morocco, which in March joined Spain and Portugal in bidding to host the 2030 World Cup. of the Atlas Walid Regragui preferred to dodge the controversy at a press conference: “Many players and the Moroccan public have spoken of the racism that we have suffered. He’s a 19-20 year old kid, we’re not going to dwell on that. Morocco will face Peru in a friendly match on Tuesday at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano stadium.