Hassan Saada Explained

Hassan Saada
Birth Date:	2 January 1994
Birth Place:	Casablanca, Morocco
Height:	1.83 m^[1]
Club:	Chaouia B^[2]
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Hassan Saada (born 2 January 1994) is a Moroccan boxer. Sadda won a bronze medal at the 2015 African Championships.

He was scheduled to compete in the men's light heavyweight competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but Saada was arrested the day before the opening ceremony over sexual assault charges.^{[3] [4]} Allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape were made against him by two Brazilian women who worked in the Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca as waitresses.^[5] Sadda remained in custody n Brazil for 10 months until an habeas corpus was granted by the Brazilian Supreme Court.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/hassan-saada SAADA Hassan - Olympic Boxing | Morocco
2. http://www.aiba.org/hassan-saada-81-kg/ HASSAN SAADA – 81 KG – AIBA
3. Web site: Hassan Saada . 27 September 2016 . Rio2016.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826112906/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/hassan-saada . 26 August 2016 .
4. http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/moroccan-boxer-hassan-saada-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sexual-assault-in-olympic-village/news-story/57d83a3ec9f42b6f279e35065f2f7d6a "Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Olympic village"
5. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/rio-2016-boxer-rape-arrested-hassan-saada-olympics-moroccan-latest-a7174191.html "Rio 2016: Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada arrested over rape claim one day before Olympic fight"
6. http://larrybrownsports.com/olympics/five-biggest-controversies-summer-games-rio/318178 Five biggest controversies from the 2016 Summer Olympics
7. http://www.jota.info/justica/ministro-stj-manda-soltar-boxeador-marroquino-investigado-por-estupro-10082016