Dominique Metzger, Argentine news reporter All Newsrecounted the uncomfortable experience he lived this weekend at the Qatar 2022 World Cup while making a report near the of festival de Doha.
According to the testimony of the communicator, Last Sunday he was the victim of a robbery because a group of criminals took his wallet. He also revealed that he had to go to the police station in that city.
“Well, the Qatar experience. My wallet just got stolen when we were doing a live stream. I am at the police station and they sent me here to report it, because they guarantee me that everything is under surveillance and that they will find the wallet, that it had my documents, money, cards and that is obviously what worries me the most ”, initially stated.
The journalist, in the same way, took advantage of the moment to recount some details regarding the theft and revealed that the Qatari agents told her that she might choose the punishment of the thieves, since they assured her that they would be captured.
“It was a robbery, it was not violent. I didn’t realize when I was being robbed. At one point we were dancing with some people and maybe it was there. What happens is that the local people see us around here, they notice us different and they want to hang out with us.. I wanted to take out my wallet to buy some water and then I realized that it was missing, ”she added.
Then he specified: ”I thought I had misunderstood the translation, but no: they insisted and asked me what sentence I wanted for the thieves, if I wanted them to be sentenced to 5 years in jail or if I wanted them to be deported. They insisted on asking me what penalty I wanted, that I might decideWell, they told me that they were going to find them, that there were high-definition cameras everywhere.”
Metzger finally pointed out in the news that she preferred not to get involved in this type of judicial process and assured that she decided that this issue would be handled by the local authorities with complete freedom.
“I said that I wanted my things to appear. I did not want to put myself in the place of Justice. I got goosebumps, because I thought it was very strong ”, the reporter concluded.
Are they hiring fake fans?
“Numerous journalists and commentators on social networks have questioned whether they are real fans. We flatly reject these claims, which are both disappointing and unsurprising.”he assured in a press release.
In addition, the entity stressed that fans from all over the world – “many of whom have made Qatar their home” – have contributed to the good local atmosphere, organizing “walks and parades of fans throughout the country” and receiving the different teams in their concentration hotels.
