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Man who made video of 'abusive sportsman' held

Abu Dhabi - The sportsman was captured on video using offensive language and making indecent gestures to one of the sports personalities.

Published: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 12:00 AM

Updated: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 8:39 AM

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A man, who captured on video a sportsman using offensive language and making indecent gestures to one of the sports personalities and posted it on social networking sites, has been remanded to police custody.
The public prosecution also ordered to arrest the others involved in the case. The prime accused - the sportsman - acknowledged that he is the person in the video clip that went viral on social networking websites.
Expressing astonishment about the clip he said the footage must have been taken a long time back. He said he was not aware that someone had recorded his act on video.
reporters@khaleejtimes.com

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