2023-12-21T12:12:14+00:00
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/ International referee Muhammad Tariq confirmed on Thursday that he was wronged by the decision to suspend him from arbitration for an “unjustified and personal” reason and that he had filed a second judicial complaint against the head of the referees’ committee and would sue him for defaming him.
Muhammad Tariq, the son of the former Secretary of the Federation and Chairman of the Referees Committee and the late International Referee, Tariq Ahmed, told Agency that he was “surprised by this unfair decision and statement on television and the defamation of me, by the Chairman of the Referees Committee,” indicating that “every person has the right to act.” According to what he desires without harming others, tattoos are a personal matter, and I believe that it is common in all societies, and no one should interfere in my private affairs.”
Tariq confirmed, “A second lawsuit was filed today, Thursday, against the Chairman of the Referees’ Committee, Najah Rahm, for defamation and publicly announcing my punishment on an official satellite channel, and that what he did contradicts the International Federation’s law, which does not allow interference with natural personal freedoms that do not affect others.”
He added, “The reason for the complaint is also to cut off my livelihood, obstruct my arbitration future, and expose me to injustice, and this has greatly affected my psychology and the psychology of my family.”
asked the Chairman of the Referees Committee, Najah Rahm, who works as a human doctor in a hospital, who made the exciting statement and decision against the referee, Muhammad Tariq, but he refused to answer our calls despite their repetition, and he did not answer a message that included our questions related to the subject, and Najah Rahm had previously declined to respond or make a statement. To the media after his recent statement on a government channel.
published this Thursday morning, citing Agence France-Presse, that the Iraqi international referee, Muhammad Tariq Ahmed, is facing trouble because of two tattoos on his chest and leg.
The head of the Referees Committee of the Iraqi Football Federation, Najah Rahm, announced that Ahmed had been temporarily suspended because of these two tattoos, which the committee had asked him several times not to reveal during matches.
Rahm said, “More than once we asked international referee Mohamed Tariq to cover his tattoos during matches, but he refused to do so.”
He also added: “It is true that these things are not prohibited by law, but they are not among our traditions and customs, and sometimes they put pressure on the atmosphere of the matches, so we decided to suspend him temporarily, and this is not a disciplinary measure as much as it is an opportunity for correction and review.”