For alleged crimes of “symbolic violence” and “promotion of hatred for gender discrimination” against Lionel Messi’s wife, a prosecutor in Venezuela requested the arrest of a sports commentator
The Venezuelan Public Ministry has announced that it will request the arrest of a well-known Venezuelan sports commentator who echoed on Twitter songs with rude content against the wife of Argentine star Lionel Messi.
Through his Twitter account, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced the appointment of a special prosecutor in charge of requesting the arrest and impeachment of sports commentator Fernando Petrocelli for the alleged crimes of “symbolic violence” and “promotion of hatred for gender discrimination” against Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife.
Saab’s announcement came after Petrocelli, who has been a Spanish commentator on Directv Sports since 2009, supported another social media user who invited him to coordinate the intonation of chants with sexual content to intimidate Messi, who at the head of the Argentine national team was measured on Thursday night against Venezuela for the World Cup qualifiers.
“Good song, “Petrocelli wrote in a tweet.” Write down for Thursday. It would change the ending for the sensitive and it could be ‘and with Antonella we all go to … hahaha “.
Amid criticism, Petrocelli apologized on Wednesday, lamenting “deeply that my comment yesterday offended the ladies, whom I have always respected at all times.”
“I offer my most sincere apologies. My reference was to the track chants that exist in Argentina. I made a mistake. It was not my intention to offend, “he added on Twitter.
Messi, who has just signed for Paris Saint-Germain after 17 years at Barcelona, was victorious on leaving his hotel in Caracas for training ahead of the match against Vinotinto.
Argentina has just won the Copa America title and is in second place in the South American qualifiers for Qatar 2022.
Venezuela, the only CONMEBOL team to have never played in the World Cup, is in ninth place in the standings with four points out of 18 possible.