Some foreign journalists in the Midst of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict have been victimized and detained by the Ukrainian police as suspicious persons. Recently, a Chilean journalist was detained by the police in Ukraine, and he was eventually released because of a Maradona tattoo on a colleague.
The Chilean journalist, Daniel Matamala, is currently covering the news in Ukraine. He took to social media to tell the story of himself being detained by Ukrainian police and being released for a Maradona tattoo.
"During a routine inspection at a checkpoint today, ukrainian police confiscated our documents, cameras and mobile phones and sent us to the police station," Maratara wrote. The atmosphere of interrogation at the beginning was very tense, after all, this is a country in war and is very sensitive to espionage and sabotage groups.".
Maratara revealed that their conversations with the police were a mess because of the language barrier, "until a police officer saw the passport of our Argentine colleague and said a whole bunch of words in Ukrainian, and we understood two of the words: 'Messi' and 'Maradona'." ”
Things took a turn for the worse at this point, with Maratara saying, "Our great videographer lifted his trouser leg and showed off the Maradona tattoo on his calf. So they let us go and returned all the equipment. ”
Milatara borrowed the stem from Maradona's famous handball that he punched with his hand at the World Cup, concluding: "The 'Hand of God' saved us. ”
Although Maradona has left us, his influence remains worldwide. Russian coach Karpin recently said that football is a bridge to unite all mankind, a statement confirmed in the encounters of Maratara and his colleagues.