Disgraced Spain FA chief Luis Rubiales’ mum locks herself in church on HUNGER STRIKE until Hermoso ‘tells truth’ on kiss
pShe has demanded World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso tell the “truth” about the kiss #8211; which she has made clear was not consensual #8211; that led to Rubiales’ a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23665775/luis-rubiales-banned-fifa-kissgate-jenni-hermoso/provisional suspension by Fifa/a on Friday./p
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pThe retired hairdresser is carrying out her protest at the Divina Pastora Church in the Andalucia coastal resort of Motril east of Malaga where the suspended Spanish FA president grew up./p
pShe began her hunger strike this morning accompanied by a sister, 48, hours after her son travelled to Motril for a holiday./p
pAngeles, whose husband is a former mayor of Motril, says she will continue her radical action until father-of-three son Luis receives “justice” and Hermoso #8220;tells the truth#8221;./p
pThe Spanish football boss has claimed the kiss after the end of the World Cup final between a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196716/spain/Spain/a and a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/England/a in Sydney just over a week ago was “consensual” but the player insists she never consented to a kiss on the lips./p
pLeft-wing Spanish politicians who branded it “sexual violence” when footage of the kiss first emerged are now being supported by mainstream commentators in condemning what happened./p
pThe England Women’s football team and male players like a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/andres-iniesta/Andres Iniesta/a have also criticised Rubiales, who was expected to resign on Friday before insisting he would a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23656578/spain-striker-quits-luis-rubiales-borja-iglesias/fight attempts to oust him/a./p
pLuis’ mum has branded her son’s treatment a “inhumane and bloody witch-hunt.”/p
pShe told Spanish press: “They’re doing to my son something he doesn’t deserve.”/p
pRepeating the version of events outlined by her son in his public defence of his actions, she added: “There’s no sexual aggression because there was consent by both parties./p
p“My son is incapable of harming anyone. As a mother I ask everyone for their understanding as this is a situation that could affect anyone.”/p
pThe pensioner and her sister are understood to have entered the church after the priest left this morning./p
pIt was not immediately clear if police would be called to try to resolve the situation./p
h2FAMILY #8216;SUFFERING#8217;/h2
pSpanish TV presenter Patricia Pardo called the latest development in the Kissgate saga “surreal”./p
pLuis Rubiales’ cousin Vanesa Ruiz Bejar, speaking on behalf of her family, said outside the church: “The statement I’m about to make is extremely difficult./p
p“My name is Vanesa Ruiz Bejar and I’m Luis Rubiales’ cousin./p
p“There’s a campaign of harassment occurring that is very unfair.br“Luis’ mum who is a very religious person has sought refuge in God and started a hunger strike./p
p“She doesn’t want to come out of the church. We are all suffering a lot because of what’s happened to Luis which doesn’t seem at all fair to us./p
p“He’s been condemned already without being tried. It’s not normal. We want to be left alone. The facts speak for them, there are videos, there are audio recordings.”/p
pIn a direct message to World Cup winner Hermoso, she added: “Jenni, say the truth.’/p
p“Why has she changed her version three times? We have suffered a lot, we have had to leave our homes because of the harassment we’re suffering./p
p“We want to be left alone and see justice done and we want this woman to tell the truth. Jenni, ‘tell the truth!”/p
pShe went on to say Angeles Bejar, Luis’ mum, was in a very distressed state, adding: “She’s an elderly lady whose health is very delicate and she’s suffering a lot./p
p“She’s crying all time and is not able to sleep and is not eating./p
p“The person that spends five minutes with Luis knows he’s a really good person with a big heart. He’s a very noble person.”/p
pAsked when Angeles’ hunger strike would continue to, she said referring to Jenni Hermoso: “Until that woman speaks and tells the truth. I’m not saying who’s the baddie and who’s the goodie here, but I just want Jenni to tell the truth.#8221;/p
pShe insisted she had no idea where Luis was and whether he had been able to speak to his mum since she went on hunger strike./p
pAlthough it was initially reported Luis’ mum was with a sister, it was subsequently claimed she was with a sister-in-law./p
pLocal reports said two priests were inside the church with the women. No-one from the parish could immediately be reached for comment./p
h2POLICE INVOLVED/h2
pPolice later turned up at the church in Motril where Luis Rubiales mum has started a hunger strike./p
pOfficers arrived as a cousin of Angeles Bejar entered the church with a doctor, just before 2pm local time./p
pUniformed officers from Spain’s National Police force stood outside the door to the Divina Pastora Church, which remained shut while the relative and medic were inside./p
pIt was not immediately clear why the police had turned up, although there was no immediate suggestion they would seek to remove Luis Rubiales’ mum by force./p
pInternet memes showing footage of a woman ordering a huge breakfast at a cafe before starting her hunger strike have already started appearing online in Spain./p
pAnother, featuring photos of a blonde with a wafer-thin waist, says: “Rubiales’ mum leaving the church in a month’s time.”/p