Singapore police mentioned on Thursday they have been investigating a Spanish couple for protesting billionaire Peter Lim’s possession of LaLiga facet Valencia and had impounded their passports.
Lim, 71, grew to become the brand new majority proprietor of then debt-ridden Valencia in 2014 by way of his Hong Kong-based funding firm Meriton Holdings. His possession of the membership has change into deeply unpopular among the many fan base who’re sad with the promoting of star gamers and a revolving door of managers.
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Valencia are struggling in La Liga and are within the relegation zone, third from backside of the desk with simply six factors from their opening 9 matches.
Police mentioned a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old lady have been serving to within the investigation after the couple was discovered to have taken half in a “public meeting.”
In Singapore, public assemblies embody staging protests or publicising a trigger and require an official allow.
The police didn’t title the couple however a number of media shops together with the BBC recognized them as newlyweds Dani Cuesta and Mireia Sáez on their honeymoon within the metropolis state.
Final week Cuesta posted on his X account photographs of him holding a black and yellow banner that reads “Lim go dwelling” at varied areas in Singapore, together with exterior the billionaire’s dwelling. He additionally pasted a sticker saying “Lim out” on the gate of the businessman’s compound.
The “Lim go dwelling” banner is a standard sight throughout common fan protests in Spain. Nevertheless, protests are frowned upon in tightly-regulated Singapore and those that participate and not using a allow might be fined as much as $3,000.
The couple’s household issued an announcement asking the media to point out discretion, saying the precedence was to get them swiftly launched and returned dwelling.
Spain mentioned its embassy in Singapore was offering help to these affected. Valencia mentioned it hoped the difficulty could possibly be resolved rapidly.
