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Home Sport 2 athletes criticize Paralympics ban 09-06-2013 08:28 PM Ammon News - AMMAN (AP) - Two Jordanian paralympians who were cleared of sexual harassment by a court in Northern Ireland two weeks ago said in their first public comment Sunday that they were unfairly pulled out of the Paralympics. The May 28 ruling cleared athletes Motaz Al-Junadi, 46, and Faisal Hammash, 36, who were sent home after accusations of sex offenses surfaced during a training camp in Northern Ireland in 2012 ahead of the London Paralympic Games. The Northern Ireland court ruled not to prosecute the athletes and withdrew all charges due to a lack of evidence. In a press conference in Amman, the athletes said they sensed “conspiracy and betrayal.”

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2 athletes criticize Paralympics ban

09-06-2013 08:28 PM

Ammon News - AMMAN (AP) - Two Jordanian paralympians who were cleared of sexual harassment by a court in Northern Ireland two weeks ago said in their first public comment Sunday that they were unfairly pulled out of the Paralympics.

The May 28 ruling cleared athletes Motaz Al-Junadi, 46, and Faisal Hammash, 36, who were sent home after accusations of sex offenses surfaced during a training camp in Northern Ireland in 2012 ahead of the London Paralympic Games.

The Northern Ireland court ruled not to prosecute the athletes and withdrew all charges due to a lack of evidence.

In a press conference in Amman, the athletes said they sensed “conspiracy and betrayal.”

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