Yaya Toure has stated his belief that Mesut Ozil was wrong to call out China via social media for their alleged mistreatment of the Uighur Muslim population in the country.
Ozil had spoken out against reported religious and ethnic persecution of the minority group, stating on Instagram: “East Turkistan, the bleeding wound of the Ummah, resisting against the persecutors trying to separate them from their religion.
“They burn their Qurans. They shut down their mosques. They ban their schools. They kill their holy men. The men are forced into camps and their families are forced to live with Chinese men.