People’s Daily Overseas Edition reported on November 28 A few days ago, several Argentine staff took pictures with Maradona’s body and took photos of "self-portraits" circulating on social networks, triggering a large number of netizens to reprimand. On the 27th local time, one of the funeral workers, Claudio Fernandez, appeared in the photo apologized for the incident, asked for forgiveness, and said that he had been very close to Maradona and did not disrespect the star.
According to reports from the BBC and the Daily Mail, Fernandez told an Argentine radio station that the decision to take a photo with Maradona was made "instantly", and one of the people in the photo was 18 years old. Son. "My son is like other young people. He gave a thumbs up and was photographed. I know that many people are offended and they are very upset. I ask for your forgiveness."
Fernandez introduced Said that he had worked for Maradona's father and brother-in-law, and talked about the relationship with the deceased king: "Diego (Maradona) was very close to him when he was alive. I was in his life. He was never disrespected at the time, because he was my idol, and after his death, (the scene in the photo) was not my intention. I know that many people are irritated and are very dissatisfied with it. I beg Everyone forgive us." Fernandez also mentioned that he has received death threats.
At present, Maradona's lawyer Matthias Mora has vowed to take action to make the people who took these photos "pay the price."
Maradona (GETTY)
Maradona died of a heart attack at home on the 25th, at the age of 60. He was buried in the Paz Cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with his parents. On the 26th, as many as 1 million people in Argentina will flock to the capital to pay their respects to their favorite stars. When Maradona's coffin was transported to the presidential palace, the fans even had several scuffles in order to see the coffin.
Diego Maradona was born in Argentina on October 30, 1960 and is considered the greatest football player of the 20th century. In 1986, Maradona led the Argentina team to the World Cup championship. On October 29, 1997, Maradona officially announced his retirement. (Overseas Net Zhang Ni)
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