Manchester United club has lodged a formal complaint against the British newspaper “The Sun”, saying it had known in advance of the attack on the home of the club’s CEO, Ed Woodward, and had not reported to the relevant authorities.
A video on social media showed a group of people outside Woodward’s house on January 28, threatening the official, and throwing red flags across the gate.
Meanwhile, Woodward, 48, and no family members were in the house in Knutz Ford, northern England.
Manchester United filed a formal complaint about the coverage of The Sun newspaper to the independent press performance monitoring organization.
“The club believes that the Sun knew in advance of the attack before it occurred, in the presence of one of its journalists at the place at the time of the attack, and the quality of the photos accompanying the story reveal the presence of a photographer for the newspaper as well,” United said in a statement.
The statement added that the journalist did not fulfill his duty of reporting the attack and preventing crime and avoiding any losses. “But his presence encouraged the attackers and formed a reward for them, and we believe that this clearly violates the editorial code of conduct for the independent organization for monitoring the level of journalistic performance and the journalistic code of honor as well.”
A spokesman for the newspaper responded to the Manchester United complaint, saying: “The Sun flatly condemns the attack on Mr. Woodward’s home and will be happy to cooperate fully with any police investigations, but The Sun like any other newspaper reserves the right not to report any information.”
He continued, “After receiving news of organizing a protest, a reporter attended the reporter to the scene. The Sun accurately reported the events that took place there. Our reporter never knew what was going to happen nor did he incite or encourage any criminal acts. The story clearly explained. , Confirming that the activity was criminal and unacceptable, “Reuters reported.
