Legend of Iranian football with his 109 goals scored in 148 matches in the jersey of the national team, Ali Daei is in the crosshairs of the power in place.
The striker and now coach (53) who came to support the protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, accused Tehran on Monday of having diverted a flight carrying his wife and daughter to Dubai.
Iranian justice sealed Ali Daei's jewelry store and restaurant in early December for joining protesters' calls for a strike after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman of Kurdish origin who died while in custody. on sight on September 16, three days after he was arrested by the morality police who accused him of violating the strict dress code for women.
State media confirmed that Mr. Daei's family had been banned from leaving the country because of their "
association
" with anti-government groups.
Mr Daei's wife and daughter boarded a Mahan Air flight to Tehran but were forced off the plane after landing on Iran's Gulf island of Kish, the state said. former Bayern Munich player (between 1998 and 1999) quoted by the ISNA agency.
Ali Daei in 2022. Panoramic
"
They were not arrested
," he added.
“
No one has given me an answer about this incident.
I really don't know what the reason for this decision is.
My wife and daughter were going to Dubai for a few days
”.
The wife of Mr. Daei had undertaken to inform the authorities if she wished to leave the country "
because of her relations with groups hostile to the Islamic revolution and the rioters
", affirms the agency IRNA quoting justice.
The former player victim of threats
The former striker told AFP in October that his passport was confiscated by police when he returned from abroad, before being returned to him a few days later.
He also says he is the target of threats since he supported the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
On September 27, Mr. Daei had called on social networks for the government to “
solve the problems of the Iranian people rather than resorting to repression
”.