Singapore ‘confiscates Spanish football fans’ passports’ after protest against Peter Lim
Couple investigated after taking photos in Singapore with banner saying ‘Lim go home’, aimed at Valencia club owner, officials in Spain say
A Spanish couple are under investigation in Singapore after protesting in the Asian city state against the Singaporean owner of Spanish first division football club Valencia, Peter Lim.
Dani Cuesta and his wife Mireia Saez, who were reportedly on honeymoon, were stopped at Singapore airport on Friday when they attempted to board a flight to Bali and have been prevented from leaving the country, Valencia mayor Maria Jose Catala said on Tuesday.
Cuesta had posted photos of himself on social media from several locations in Singapore holding a black and yellow banner that read “Lim go home”, including outside a building where the businessman is believed to live.
Catala said she had spoken to Spain’s ambassador to Singapore, telling her that the couple’s “passports have been withdrawn because of an ongoing police investigation” but they have not been charged with any crime.
“So they can leave the hotel, they are living a relatively normal life in Singapore, but they cannot leave the country,” she told Spanish radio.
