Bundesliga membership Mainz sacked footballer Anwar El Ghazi on Friday, hours after German prosecutors opened an investigation over his social media posts on the Israel-Hamas warfare.
Mainz tweeted they have been “ending the contractual relationship with Anwar El Ghazi and terminated the player with immediate effect”.
Mainz additionally clarified in an announcement that they have been “taking this action in response to the player’s statements and posts on social media”.
Mainz formally terminated Anwar El Ghazi’s contract with rapid impact.He was suspended, then re-included within the squad however talked about once more that he doesn’t remorse exhibiting assist for Palestine
Mainz now determined to terminate his contract. El Ghazi replied with this ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/tW6z5penv1
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 3, 2023
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Earlier on Friday, German prosecutors stated the Dutch footballer is suspected of “disturbing public peace by condoning criminal acts in conjunction with incitement to hatred” via his message on Instagram.
El Ghazi had shared a number of posts on social media early within the battle, together with one which carried the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” — a slogan interpreted by some as a name for the destruction of Israel, whereas others say it appeals for equality for Israelis and Palestinians.
El Ghazi was suspended by Mainz on October 17 over the put up however the membership later stated the participant might return after he “explicitly distanced himself” from the statements.
But El Ghazi on Wednesday took to social media once more to say “I do not regret or have any remorse for my position.
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“Any other statements, comments or apologies to the contrary attributed to me are not factually correct and have not been made or authorised by me.”
Mainz had reacted to the most recent salvo with “surprise and incomprehension”, saying they are going to “examine the matter legally and then evaluate it”.
El Ghazi was signed on September 22 by Mainz and performed simply 51 minutes in whole for the membership in three matches.
Israel launched an enormous retaliatory assault in opposition to Gaza’s Hamas rulers after its fighters carried out the October 7 assault which Israeli officers say killed 1,400 individuals, largely civilians.
More than 9,200 individuals have been killed in Gaza, the well being ministry within the Hamas-run territory stated.
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