Spain is not going to ship riot police to Qatar to assist safeguard the upcoming soccer World Cup as had been requested by the Center Jap nation, the Spanish inside ministry stated on Friday.
The ministry wouldn’t present any additional touch upon the choice, and solely confirmed an earlier report on Cadena Ser radio, which stated Spain had been mulling whether or not to ship round 115 officers to Qatar however finally refused. With a inhabitants of lower than three million – of whom simply 380,000 are Qatari nationals – Qatar faces a scarcity of personnel because it gears up for the month-long FIFA soccer match kicking off on Nov. 20.
Final month, Turkey introduced it could ship greater than 3,000 riot police to assist Qatar stage soccer’s showpiece occasion. Qatar has come below extreme scrutiny from human rights teams over its remedy of migrant employees within the run-up to the match.
The Spanish staff will kickstart their 2022 World Cup marketing campaign towards Costa Rica on November 23 earlier than dealing with Germany and Japan.