Israeli footballers held for rape in Sweden

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Israeli footballers held for rape in Sweden

http://www.thelocal.se/21028/20090731/

Two members of an Israeli football club were detained on Friday at Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport after police received a report they were involved in an alleged rape.

The two Hapoel Tel Aviv players, Israeli Itay Shechter and Brazilian national Douglas da Silva, were detained after a reported rape following the team's victory over IFK Gothenburg.

"What I can say is that we have taken in the two Hapoel Tel Aviv players for questioning. They will be interviewed with the help of a translator during the course of Friday," Stefan Gustavsson of Gothenburg police told The Local.

The players were detained at Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport as the team was making its way back to Israel.

"The players were not arrested and are not currently suspected of any offence. We have received a report, which we are investigating, and the case has been classified as rape."

According to reports in the Israeli media the men had ordered female escorts, who accompanied them to the Radisson SAS hotel near Gothenburg's central train station. The complaint is reported to be a result of a financial dispute between the players and the women.

"I can not comment on the circumstances of the investigation," Stefan Gustavsson told The Local.

Hapoel Tev Aviv arrived in Sweden on Tuesday under tight security and were met by demonstrations against the first leg of the two match UEFA Europa League tie.

The match finished 1-3 in Hapoel Tel Aviv's favour despite IFK Gothenburg taking the lead through Tobias Hysén.

The return match will be held in Tel Aviv on August 6th.

The Local (mailto:news@thelocal.se">news@thelocal.se/08 656 6518)

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#1
12:56 July 31, 2009 by Eye_Witness
They thought they are in Palestine. Prosecute them.
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#2
13:18 July 31, 2009 by rami.se
This is a general character after they had that certain attitude, they are the top, cant be sued!

Sentence them as MAX by law.
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#3
13:20 July 31, 2009 by sweeden
nothingg happened

she is probably a palestine'n employee

let them go their good people
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#4
13:28 July 31, 2009 by bubbagump
I love it, "The players were not arrested and are not currently suspected of any offence...the case has been classified as rape." What a contradiction. So, the Swedish Police have been lambasted for months about being weak on rape. So, now they've found two guys whom are "politically ok" to mess with.

Eye_witness and rami.se: your anti-israeli pro islam b.s. on this forum is getting pretty old. Not a problem if you bring a different point of view, but not when that view is blind racism.
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#5
13:34 July 31, 2009 by sweeden
I agree with bubbagump

we can all see that
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#6
13:37 July 31, 2009 by benomax
Eye_witness, please do not jump into conclusion after reading a story, wait until the police finish their investigation before you condemn any body. What if the lady involved alleged falsely? Every one is innocent until proven gulity by the court, so just wait okay before you make ridiculous comments.
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