Three months ban from coaching as well as paying a fine of 300 million Toman for Amir Ghalehnnoei because of criticizing the “42 years of injustice”
10-August-2021
Category: Freedom of Expression
9-August-2021
Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression –
Breathing in Confinement: Amir Ghalehnoei, the head coach of Golgohar football team was sentenced by the Ethics Committee of the Iranian Football Federation to three months ban on coaching, as well as paying a fine of 300 million Tomans for saying that: “In the past 42 years there has been nothing but injustice.
According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, after the semi-final match of the football knockout cup between Esteghlal Tehran vs Golgohar Sirjan, which led to Golgohar’s defeat, Mr. Ghalehnoei said: “In the past 42 years there has been nothing but injustice. For example, in football which these injustices are happening.”
Golgohar’s coach had also criticized the “unfair refereeing,” saying that since last season, in all of the matches with Esteghlal, the referees have caused his team to lose.
On Monday, August 9, the Public Relations Unit of the Football Federation announced that the Federation’s Ethics Committee had sentenced Mr. Ghalehnoei to “three months ban from coaching in all of the next season’s official football matches as well as paying a fine of three 300 million Tomans.”
Saeed Alhoei, the coach of Golgohar Sirjan also, was sentenced to two months of ban from coaching in all of the next season’s football matches as well as paying a fine of 30 million Tomans. In addition, Golgohar Sirjan Club was also received a fine of 200 million Tomans.