Two Valencia fans on honeymoon in Singapore were held by local authorities and had their passports confiscated after an act of protest against Peter Lim’s ownership of the La Liga club.
Lim, 71, is one of Singapore’s richest men and took over at Valencia in 2014. He has become deeply unpopular with a large majority of their supporters, and regular rallies and protests have been held against his stewardship.
On Thursday, Dani Cuesta posted images on his social media account that showed him attaching a sticker reading ‘Lim Out’ to the entrance of what Cuesta said was a Lim-owned hotel complex in the Asian city-state.
The Singapore authorities became aware of this and Cuesta and his wife were detained the next day. The two Spanish citizens have not yet been charged with a crime, but have had their passports confiscated while a police investigation takes place — according to Valencia’s mayor Maria Jose Catala.
In quotes carried by Spanish radio station Onda Cero on Tuesday morning, Catala said the pair are allowed to leave their hotel, but not the country. She said she had been in touch with the Spanish embassy in Singapore and Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to resolve the situation.
The mayor said the couple were due in court on Wednesday, but…
