Mother of embattled Spanish soccer federation president launches hunger strike over kiss drama

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Ángeles Béjar, the mother of Spain’s soccer federation president Luis Rubiales, launched a hunger strike Monday in protest of the drama around her son after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso.

Béjar locked herself inside the Divine Shepherdess – a church in Rubiales’ hometown of Motril, Spain – according to EFE. She told the outlet she would continue the strike "indefinitely, day and night" until her son was vindicated as Rubiales faces calls to step down from his post.

FIFA suspended Rubiales for 90 days as it investigates the drama. Béjar described the consternation against Rubiales as a "bloodthirsty witch hunt."

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The president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

"There is no sexual abuse since there is consent on both sides, as the images prove... My son is incapable of hurting anyone," she said, via ESPN.

Vanessa Ruiz Béjar, Rubiales’ cousin, confirmed to Teledeporte that his mother was on strike. She said what was happening to the family was "not fair."

"He has been judged ahead of time and he should be left in peace." Béjar told the outlet. "We want Jenni to tell the truth. Why has she changed her story three times? Our family has been harassed. This woman should tell the truth. Jenni, you should tell the truth. We want Jenni to tell the truth.

"The way they are treating with him, the aggression, the feminists, the television, it seems to me shameful. All the people who are taking advantage of the situation, it is