The family home of Elnaz Rekabi, the Iranian climber who participated in a competition in South Korea in October without wearing her hijabit will have been destroyed by the Iranian authorities, the independent media outlet Iran Wire announced.
Images that CNN International had access to show a destroyed structure and some medals on the ground. According to the North American television channel, Elnaz Elnaz Rekabi’s brother, Davood, also a climbing athlete, appears crying on the recording.
[As imagens que alegadamente mostram os escombros da casa de família de Elnaz Rekabi, transmitidas pelo canal de televisão WION:]
“This is the result of living in this country. A champion with kilos of medals won by this country. Who worked hard to make this country proud. They pepper-sprayed him, demolished a 39-square-meter house, and left. What can I say?” says an unidentified person, according to CNN.
Davood Rebaki has ten gold medals to his credit.
Elnaz Rekabi, who participated in the final of the Asian Rock Climbing Competitions in Seoul, South Korea, in October, competed without wearing the hijabthe traditional Muslim veil that covers the head and shoulders, mandatory for Iranian athletes who participate in competitions inside or outside the country.
“I apologize for the concern caused.” Iranian athlete says lack of hijab in competition was ‘unintentional’
Described as “historic”, the gesture was interpreted as support for Iranian women, who have demonstrated against the compulsory use of hijab after the death of the young Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested by the moral police for not wearing the veil correctly. The athlete denied, however, the intentionality of her gesture, explaining that she was called suddenly and that she lost the hijabwhich finally fell.
In a message released shortly after the competition in South Korea, the athlete apologized and confirmed that she was returning to Iran, after Iran Wire reported that she had been detained at the Iranian embassy in the South Korean capital. Iran Wire alleges that Elnaz Rekabi is currently under house arrest.
The news of the destruction of the Elnaz Rekabi family home has not been officially confirmed nor has it received any kind of comment from the Iranian authorities, who announced this Sunday the end of the morality police.
Source: Observadora
