Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been sentenced to 99 lashes by an Iranian court for hugging an unmarried woman while taking a photo with her in Iran.
In that country a man is not allowed to touch a woman and he will receive that punishment if he travels to Iran again.
Report has it that the former Manchester United forward received a hero’s welcome in the country when Al Nassr played Persepolis in the group stage of the Asian Champions League.
As part of Ronaldo’s welcome to the country he was showered with gifts from adoring fans which included customized Persian rugs and paintings of the footballer
Ronaldo met an Iranian painter who is a big fan of the Portuguese footballer,Fatima Hamami who gave him several portraits she had made of him and he took a photo with her and gave her a hug to thank her.
The painter uses a wheelchair,she can not make use of her hands as well instead she uses her feet to paint her artwork.so he bent down, put his right hand on her arm and smiled for the photo.
And it is the paintings he received from artist Fatima Hamimi that has landed him in trouble with some of the country’s zealous legislators.
According to Iranian outlet ‘Shark Emroz’, several Iranian lawyers sued Ronaldo for adultery when the video went viral on social media. A man is not allowed to touch an unmarried woman in Iran.
A media outlet reports that a court sentenced him to 99 lashes the next time he sets foot on Iranian soil.
