Amir Reza Khadem’s reaction to the landing of Daei’s family’s plane in Kish: The last time such an event happened was during Rigi’s arrest.
Amir Reza Khadem, the veteran wrestler and former president of the Iranian Wrestling Federation, reacted to the return of the plane carrying Daei’s wife and daughter from the UAE by posting on Instagram, stating that the last time such an event occurred was during the operation to arrest Abdolmalek Rigi.
Mr. Khadem, referring to Ali Daei’s popularity, described such an action as damaging to national solidarity and wrote, ‘Gentlemen, do you really think for a moment about what such actions do to trust and national unity? I mean, honestly, was the departure of an individual, whose crime was closing his own shop, so strategic?’
Mr. Khadem had previously also protested against the arrest and harsh treatment of protesters by security forces by posting on his Instagram page.