Was Cristiano Ronaldo sentenced to 99 lashes for adultery in Iran?
The Iranian embassy in the Spanish capital, Madrid, has issued a brief statement commenting on the circulating news regarding the Iranian judiciary issuing a flogging sentence against the Al-Nasr Saudi club striker, the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, on charges of adultery.
According to circulating news, the incident in which Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of “adultery” in Iran dates back to the 18th and 19th of last September, when he visited Tehran, accompanied by the Saudi club, to face Iran’s Persepolis in the AFC Champions League, and there he met Iranian painter Fatima Hammami, who has special needs.
Local press reports claimed that some lawyers filed a lawsuit against Ronaldo, 38 years old, because he hugged the painter Fatima Hammami, and based on that, the Iranian judiciary issued a sentence against him with 99 lashes, which will be carried out against him as soon as he re-enters Tehran.
However, the Iranian embassy in Madrid was quick to deny the news, stressing that no judicial rulings had been issued against any international athlete in the country: “We strongly deny that any ruling has been issued against any international athlete in Iran.”
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Spain wrote on X platform:
“We strongly deny the issuance of any court ruling against any international athlete in Iran. It is a matter of concern that the publication of such unfounded news could overshadow crimes against humanity and war crimes against the oppressed Palestinian nation.
It should be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo traveled to Iran on September 18 and 19 to play in an official soccer match and was very well received by the people and the authorities.
His sincere and humane meeting with Fatemeh Hamami was also praised and admired by both the people and the country’s sports authorities.”
Cristriano Ronaldo had met the painter Fatima Hammami, gifted her with a signed jersy, hugged her and kissed her on the cheek as a token of gratitude after she presented him to two portraits, which she painted with her feet, according to what the Saudi club published on its Instagram account.
