http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/11/colombian-soccer-player-arrested-in-saudi-arabia-over-jesus-tattoo/
So dumb. It's not the fact that he revealed a tattoo of Jesus; it's the fact that he showed off his tattoos, period. If I knew in extent about the strict, stupid rules and discriminatory ways of other countries, I know I would be so disgusted. I just don't understand.
A soccer player from Colombia reportedly was detained in Saudi Arabia for walking through a mall wearing a sleeveless shirt that revealed his religious tattoos, including one of Jesus.
Juan Pablo Pino, 24, a member of Saudi
Arabia’s Al Nasr soccer club, was taken into custody in Riyadh on Friday
by Saudi moral police after mall customers complained about the
tattoos. Pino was visiting the mall with his pregnant wife, the Catholic
News Agency reports.
Nayimi Sheik Mohammed, a Saudi cleric, told
Colombia Reports that the country respects Shariah law and that tattoos
must be covered at all times.
Pino later apologized for his actions and was released from custody after a team delegate discussed the matter with police.
Last year, Romanian soccer player Mirel Radoi of the Al Hilal team drew criticism when he kissed the tattoo of a cross he has on his arm after scoring a goal, the Catholic News Agency reports.
The conservative Muslim country also has
faced international condemnation recently for its law banning women from
driving. Last month, Saudi King Abdullah, facing global pressure,
revoked the sentence of a Saudi woman ordered to receive 10 lashes for driving.
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