England fan strip searched for wearing a rainbow T-shirt at Netherlands game in Qatar 🔴 The fan says he was instructed to remove all his clothes in front of security
“I thought that was it, but just as I was about to swipe my tickets to go through the turnstiles two burly security people stepped in front of me and asked me to come and stand over in the corner of the concourse,” he says.
“They went to fetch an official from the stadium who spoke better English. There were up to seven people standing around me – four police, the one guy in a Fifa uniform and two in traditional Qatari dress. He asked me to remove my hat. I said that I was entitled to wear it and that Fifa had confirmed only three days ago that rainbow flags and dress were acceptable in stadiums. He said ‘We don’t care what Fifa say, we decide what comes in.
“He said either you take off the hat or I will have to fetch a more senior colleague. I said, ‘good, I’m happy to wait and please bring someone from Fifa. We then waited for about 10 minutes with all of them standing around me. I said it’s getting close to the start of the game, I’m happy to take off the hat if you’ll put in writing in English your reasons for not allowing me to wear it. He said, ‘fine, the senior person will do that’.
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