Former Germany international urged Muslims around the world to speak up about plight of Uygurs and other minority groups in far western region, saying ‘giving consent to persecution is persecution itself’.
While Chinese language reports about the case accused Ozil of supporting terrorism and separatism, they did not report the actual substance of his comments., a nationalist tabloid, quickly linked Ozil’s remarks to Morey’s case, with a headline of the website accusing him of “going further than Morey”.
Dong Qiu Di, or Understanding Soccer King, a popular online community for fans, also issued a statement on Weibo, which said the remarks had “crossed the bottom line and boundaries”. CCTV is planning to broadcast this weekend’s fixture between Arsenal and Manchester City and so far there has been no indication this will be affected by the political row.
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