>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello, welcome to the news hour. i'm laura kyle. coming up in the next 60 minutes. one of the most powerful shiite clerics in iraq says a unity government must be formed to keep the country from falling apart. and we speak to iraqi citizens taking shelter after their town came under attack. plus a bomb explodes in a busy

mall in nigeria, people are asking why more isn't being done to protect them. >> and i'll have all of the latest from the word cup, the south american side wins. [ cheers ] ♪ >> one of iraq's most powerful shiite clerics is calling for a national unity government that is inclusive of all factions. he warns that if this doesn't happen, the country will desend into chaos. he says such a unity government will work to stop the sunni rebellion. and he is not alone in thinking that. we also got the president of the iraqi kurdish region agreeing. but iraq's prime minister says those calling for a unity government are essentially

trying to stage a coup. they are now calling for parliament to reconvene on july 1st. imran khan reports. >> reporter: from fire brand to potential peacemaker, a man who's militia once fight american troops in iraq says he wants a unity government. >> translator: the iraq eye government must stop excluding the sunnis because they have been marginalized for so long. we cannot be based on the usual sectarian quotas. >> reporter: his words are being echoed across the region. this man says piece can only be achieved through political means. >> translator: what happened was caused by the marginalization of an important component in the region, that's the sunni

component. what happened two years ago in fallujah was a legitimate appeal by the people in those areas and the iraqi government was supposed to answer their demands and find a political solution instead of resorting to violence. but the prime minister is sticking to his position, he says he is the only man who can lead iraq out of this crisis. the next big test for him is on july 1st. that's when they parliament meet tos discuss a new government. >> translator: the call for forming a national emergency government as they like to call it is simply an attempt by some in the opposition to launch a coup against our political process. >> reporter: the british and americans say before they can give anymore help, iraq needs a

unity government. >> what has the uk foreign secretary been saying? >> he is about to give a conference when he is going to reiterate the same message the americans said a few days ago. he has met with key political figures, his message, just like the americans is going to be unpopular here. the iraqis see it as meddling in internal affairs of the nation. they say we are forming a go. the president has called for parliament to reconvene on july 1st. else that part of the constitution. so stop putting this pressure on us, instead give us them .that we need in fighting the rebels.

it's likely that william hague and the americans will be pleased with the message they are getting out. because they say let's move beyond this and get a much more inclusive government. tikrit is going to be one of the toughest fights for the iraqi army once they go in. we are hearing special forces helicopters landed just on the outside of tikrit in the university stadium. they were going to use the stadium as a foothold. the idea is that the special forces secured it. we are hearing there have been fierce clashes and they continue. we'll bring you more as we hear more. >> absolutely. thanks for the update. thousands of iraqis have been displaced by the fighting.

christians fled after they came under mortared a tack. hoda abdel hamid is there with this update. >> reporter: most of these people fled in the middle of the night and they keep on arriving. they are christians from the town which is just along the border of the so-called disputed areas. they left in a hurry. they are elderly, babies as young as two weeks old. now just a week ago i was in that town, and people were worried, but they said that so far they had been spared from the violence. a lot of the people who are among them are displaced like this lady. she was has had to flee several towns, and now she's in the kurdish north. now she says she doesn't know where she is going to go next. we are in a youth sports club.

this building is three stories high, and wherever you go, it is absolutely packed with people. there's another similar room this way, and another one this way, and it's the same on each floor. now these people do wonder what is the government doing to protect minorities like them. they say the kurdish forces destroyed their town overnight, intensified their positions there, and that they are protecting them at the moment, but they do say that if this crisis deepens further there is certainly no place for them in this country at least for the moment. >> also at the iraqi jordanian border let's speak to caroline malone. caroline what is the security situation where you are there? >> well, at the moment, there is still a state of alert on this

side of the border, although at the moment as well, we're seeing really a subtle military presence. we drove a long drive this morning, 45 hours it took. there are check points along the way, and that is probably helping to speak jordania jordanians -- keeping jordanians comported. we spoke to people in a nearby down, they noticed a huge drop in the number of people that are coming through. let's have a listen. >> translator: there is a big difference in the past couple of weeks. the number of visitors coming from iraq to jordan is about 60 to 70% less. normally we have 300 cars a day, but now only about 50. >> translator: i'm sad about

what is happening in iraq, but perhaps it's a good thing that maliki has been challenged like this. >> and what stories are you hearing from the people who are coming from iraq into jordan? >> yeah, we have spoken to quite a few truck drivers actually who have some through this border. some of them have some horrifying stories. one man in particular who came from just on the other side of the border, he said there were air strikes yesterday. and one family he knew was hit and a woman had her limbs blown off. some of the other trucks -- some of the other truck drivers we have spoken to have said the road on the other side is unbelievably like a ghost town. normally there were loads of

trucks bringing goods back and forth, but they feel like it's a ghost town now. when we get off camera and speak to people, and they don't want this to be recorded, but they are saying to us there are check points on the other side of the border, and some people are asking to see their ids. it is usually local people who are armed, but they are not sunni rebels -- it is quite a noisy area you can hear at the moment. i think i'll leave it there for now, guys. >> yes, thank you for battling against those truck horns. now a court in jordan has acquitted the muslim cleric of involvement in failed plot against an american school in aman. but he remains under arrest. he still faces charges relating to a plat to attack tourists during jordan's new year's

celebration in 2000. this was his lawyer's reaction to the verdict. >> the justice has taken place, but we're looking for the rest, and i don't want to speak more, because i want -- don't want to make any [ inaudible ]. >> lebanese security forces have been raiding homes in beirut searching for suspects involved in a suicide bomb tack. the explosion caused a fire on the hotel's third and fourth floors. it is third bombing in lebanon in less than a week. rue da what do we know about the suspects so far? >> well, what is confirm sod far from the lebanese officials is that they held saudi nationality. and the saudis said they were checking indication, but for now they saudis.

one was killed when he blew himself up when the police stormed his room. the other is being interrogated. it's the third suicide bombing in less than a week. and there were two more that were arrested. it's five people who were willing to die to carry out terror attacks here in lebanon. it's very alarming. the officials believe this is a spillover from the violence in iraq. for a while, lebanese started to believe that they had immuned themselves from what is happening in syria, and now the violence in iraq is encouraging sleeping cells here in lebanon to take action. it seems the security officials believe that most of these potential suicide bombers are not lebanese. two of them were saudis. yesterday there was one frenchman that was arrested suspected of being here, coming to lebanon to carry out a

mission of terror. so this creates a not of panic. no safe place anymore. at the beginning people thought it was specific targets. the security positions, security headquarters and strong holds of hezbollah, and mostly shiite neighborhoods. this hotel is in a posh neighborhood, overlooking the mediterranean, many tourists go to that area as well as regular lebanese. >> okay. rulea thanks very much. 50,000 government employees in gaza are on strike over unpaid wages. they haven't received salaries for a second month. all government offices are closed but hospital emergency rooms remain open. to libya now, where there has been a low turn out in

elections. less than half of the voters showed up. the country is trying to elect a government to end the count industry's violence since 2011. wednesday's vote was marred by the killing of a activist in benghazi. she was one of the founding members of libya's national transitional council. let's speak now to a libyan political activist who joins us live from london. what more do we know about the circumstances surrounding this killing? >> i believe the circumstances is that she stood up for what she believed in. and she got -- she got killed for that. she didn't -- she was never afraid to speak her mind. she was a great woman that we

will always remember, and in the history of libyan women, she is a great women, and it's -- it is a terrorist attack, and we definitely claim that it -- fundamentalists, terrorists that have control in libya to kill everybody that speaks their minds or asking for peace or law and order. >> but she was killed in her home. do we know why she was killed on this particular day at this particular time? >> i don't think so. i don't think there is a specific reason, or a specific -- a specific time to get -- to kill someone. it's just the time that if you speak your mind -- some stories say that she was -- she was filming a clashes between fundamentalists and army, but nobody is sure about this story.

but to kill someone -- she has always been attracted to these fundamentalists, and they just found the right time to attack her and kill her in her house. >> you have had your own contract of these militia in libya. what happened to you? >> i was kidnapped in benghazi in 2012, and that's why i had to flee the country. i was three days in compound on 17th of february brigade that is in control and responsible for the chaos in benghazi now. they are just killing people and want to implement their own laws, which is not really laws it's just -- you know, fundamental controlling the personal life of people to pay their -- their -- their -- their laws. >> [ inaudible ] was on the committee of national dialogue, you are a lawyer.

you have been forced to flee libya. you are the kind of people that this country desperately needs at the moment, but what sort of message is being sent to activists like yourself? >> it's -- their life is in danger. they are threatened. they -- whatever -- whoever speaks about human rights, about control, about law, about justice, they will be killed. this is the message that they want to deliver to these human rights activists that you cannot speak in libya. but saloa was a great woman that she could never be violent, and she fought for -- for her cause, and she paid her life for that, and unfortunately this is happening a lot for other -- other activists, women that also flee the country or got killed or are now scared and trying to have a low profile,

and this country is really in danger. i mean if these people that's really care about the country and libya really need either get killed or have to leave the country or be silent, then they won't be law and order, but what is happening now that the army is trying to get rid of these fundamental islamists in libya, and in the media they call them a military coup, and i don't think it is a military coup, because what the army is doing in a country if not to save it is to protect it. >> all right. we appreciate your time. thanks for joining us. one of the three al jazeera staff imprisoned in egypt has spoken out. peter greste along with mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are in to the third day of their prison sentences after being falsely convicted. a judge found them guilty of

having ties to a terrorist organization. the verdict has been widely condemned around the world. the evidence being called farcical. peter greste says he will fight the conviction against him and his colleagues. >> . . .

>> the pressure has also been growing on canada's go to help free mohammed fahmy. he has is a duel egyptian canadian citizen. >> we have been clear on our deep concerns about not just the verdict but about this process from the beginning. we have expressed those to the

authorities. we have attempted and have provided and attempted to provide counselor service wherever possible. obviously there are some difficult circumstances here. but the egyptian authorities are very aware of the position of the government of canada, and we will continue to push that going forward. >> for more on the detention of our journalists and the campaign to release them, do visit the special webpage on our website. much more still to come here on the news hour, including -- ♪ >> -- remembering the first world war in the lead up to the 100th anniversary. the belgian city which was destroyed is now a symbol of peace. plus life in the shadow of

saw pal low's world cup stadium. and how one of the most toxic places on earth turned into a play ground of dreams for children working there. ♪ one group al shabab says it carried out an attack on a hotel in somalia. fighters dressed in military clothes stormed the building. the african union says two soldiers and two al shabab fighters have been killed. katherine has the update. >> reporter: fighters dressed in military fatigue attacked this hotel, 218 kilometers northwest of mogadishu, the hotel is being used by the soldiers as a base. these gunmen opened fire at the gate of the hotel, a gun battle

ensued, two soldiers were killed according to some officials, two al-shabab fighters were also killed. al shabab claim they killed six soldiers. this was taken from al-shabab in march. al-shabab has also been hit hard in somalia, there have been several attacks in the last few weeks, especially by the kenyan troops. they say last week they killed about 80 al-shabab fighters. there is also an ongoing offensive that started in january >> they have taken large important territories from al-shabab. a second phase is supposed to start soon, as soon as rains in somalia come to an end. but al-shabab has really not

rele relented. last month they attacked the parliament in mogadishu, ten people were killed in that attack. and there have also been several attacks in kenya. >> reporter: the armed group, boko haram is suspected of carrying out wednesday's attack wheres at least 21 people were killed in the bombing near a busy shopping center. the blast happened as people were getting ready to watch nigeria play in the world cup on wednesday. well, it's not the first time the nigerian capitol has been tacked. in june 2011, the national police headquarters were hit by a suicide bomber, and that left eight people dead. in august of that year, the united nations building was targeted and 26 people were killed. and on christmas day more than 40 died in a catholic church.

in april this year, a bus station was bombed, killing 88 people. and just last month, a blast at the evening market killed at least 19 people. joining us now here in the studio is al jazeera's correspondent. he is based in nigeria and extensively covered the rise of boko haram. why are these places such easy targets? where is the security? >> well, the security at the moment is overstretched, dealing with so many crises, trying to put out so many fires all over the country, and it looks like they don't have the numbers to deal with all of these problems coming up. and the other thing is, probably there isn't enough funds to man always and funds to recruit more soldiers and policemen to deal with the situation. the president himself ordered

the military and the police to recruit more officers to try to deal with the situation. you remember, since the beginning of the insurgency, so many police officers have been targeted and killed by boko haram. so basically the nigerian security agencies are trying to deal with so many troubles all over the country from boko haram so religious and ethnic balance all over the nation. and it looks like they don't have the numbers to deal with these problems. >> and in the meantime, we're seei see boko haram launch more attacks. what does the government need to do to counter this? or is it already too late? >> it's not very late. the government needs to put in more resources into the fight with boko haram. deploy the security services, fund the operations very well,

and of course enlist the support of locals. the services thought they could do it along for a long time, and there were conflicts between the security services and the locals, especially in borno state, where they have been accused that they are using so much force unlessly, and targetitarge targeting innocent civilians in boko haram attacks. and that has driven away the local support. so basically the security services need to cultivate the friendship of the locals to try to deal with this situation. over the past one year or so, they have tried to do that by enlisting the support of local vigilantes, and it has worked in many areas. now that the security forces are really struggling with their numbers, i think the vigilantes can be another way out.

they can help. >> okay. some light another the end of the tunnel. thanks very much for joining us here on set. at least 50 people have been killed in three days of sectarian violence in central african republic. it was triggered by the killing of 17 muslims in a camp on monday. the gunmen claimed to be from the mostly christian militia. christian and muslim militia have been fighting each other for months. attacks are becoming more frequent. >> translator: the security situation continues to be tense. the recent attack on a church in may where 11 people, including the priest were killed, shows not only the dangerous spiral of attacks, but also the radicallization of both parties. the lawyer for a sudanese woman freed from death row and

then rearrested on tuesday says she was accused of trying to use fake documents. she was due to fly to the u.s. with her family, but was detained at the airport and has been questioned over our travel documents. >> they accuse her of committing -- committing two crimes, which is providing false information to the authorities, and also of obtaining a fake emergency travel document. because she was -- she has the -- the emergency travel document from south sudanese embassy. we requested them to release her based on [ inaudible ], but they have refused. they have said that they need more -- more time. they need 24 hours. and this is -- this is

absolutely -- absolutely not acceptable. the governor of kenya's island has been arrested over recent violence in the nearby town. al-qaeda-linked rebels say they were responsible for dozens of killings over two consecutive nights in the mainly christian town. but kenya's president has blamed local political networks. he has been charged with murder, forceful transfer of people, and terrorism. still to come here on this news hour. a plea for protection. why christians claim fighting in northern pakistan feel abandoned by their leaders. plus our rising demand for endangered animal parts is feeding the illegal trade in hong kong. and a stunning hat trick

sends switzerland into the last 16 of the world cup. we have all of the reaction from brazil later in sports. ♪

♪ >> hello again. good to have you with us. let's give you a reminder of the top stories this hour. british foreign secretary is in bagdad calling for a unity government to counter sunni fighter. influential shiite cleric has always joined the call for a national unity government.

boko haram is suspected of carrying out wednesday's attack on the nigerian capitol. 21 people were killed in the bombing near a busy shopping center as people prepared to watch nigeria play in the world cup. and al jazeera's correspondent peter greste has released a statement vowing to fight his conviction and imprisonment in egypt. he was sentenced this week along with colleague mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed. they have been accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and being in prison since december. let's get more now on our top story. the turmoil in iraq. joining us in the studio is the professor of socialologist. great to have you here on the program. we have the u.s., now the uk, shiites, kurds, all calling for a national unity government and yet maliki is still digging his

heels in. why? >> there is no way to explain that really. he got away with it in the past, and he thinks he eel get t away with it this time. four years ago that was a call for a unity government, but nothing really happened. what is happening now is as soon as the government was made, he became the only person in that cabinet. all of the decisions are in his hands, and all -- everything is in this his hands. so i really do knot think things is going to go in the right direction unless, unless, unless, there is real, real pressure, both domestically and internationally and regionally. >> we do have parliament reconvening, of course, on july 1st, what do you think is going to happen there? >> at this point in time, nobody will predict what is really going to happen.

there is a lot of meetings behind the scenes. and these meets are going to determine what is really going to happen in that meeting. but right now, all different people who present different part of the iraqi society are meeting behind the scene, and hoping that something will come up out of this meeting, but whether it is going to happen or not, we don't know. but that's not an assured way things will go in the right direction. this is what happened four years ago, and not happened. so we need a real clang. and that change, one of them, a new prime minister. and maliki cannot be trusted period. >> we have been hearing today that the kurdish president has turned up for a visit. >> yes. >> and that of course solidifies his claim on that city. and it really plays into maliki's line, doesn't it. that this is simply an attempt at a coup.

>> well, that's also true, the visit has s not only symbolic, it's definitely to strengthen his position in the future. but today he has a very, very important role to play. he is more powerful than any other iraqi politician besides maliki. the foreign minister of america, the foreign minister of england, everybody went to meet with him. so he is the second-most powerful person in iraq after maliki. so i would not be surprised the kurd will be -- they are the -- probably the winner of the whole situation. >> the unifying force? >> definitely. well, at this point in time, but that's not necessarily going to happen in the future. the kurds also have a very bad history. whether this is going to last or not, that's a different story.

>> i just want to look briefly at the sunni rebellion and the moves and gains it is making moving towards the border areasover syria and jordan. also it is well-known that it wants bagdad. will the capitol fall? >> i do not think so. i do not think so for a variety of reasons. they don't have the resources to capture bagdad. that is something which you have to take into account. they don't have airplanes, or long-range missiles and on and on. who are in the better position? the u.s., iran, the government of syria, the uk, everybody is against them. so i really don't think so. there will be a stalemate for a while, and we don't know whether the americans are going to bomb or not. i have a feeling they are going to bomb. and that is the role that maliki has played all the time, they keep bombing people, 13 years

ago they envieded iraq, afghanistan, and other countries in the good old days, and probably now they will bomb iraq again. >> thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. thank you. ♪ >> now eu leaders are gathering in the bellian town as part of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the first world war. saturday marked the start of the war. by the time it ended on november 18th, more than 47 million had been killed. simon what is the significance

of the arch behind you, and why are eu leaders gathering there this afternoon? >> well, it's their twice yearly summit, but they are taking the extrordanaire step of meeting in this town, they'll come to the gate which was a memorial built and completed in 1927 to british and allied warred dead on the arch inside the walls there, there are 54,000 names of british and [ inaudible ] shareholder -- soldiers who's bodies were never found. the fighting around here never moved much. it sort of began to epitomize the terrible carnage of trend

warfare, and it is at the gate almost every night that there is this extraordinarily moving ceremony, where the last post is paid in remembrance of the dead on both sides, which was something we witnessed on wednesday night. at 8:00 every night, they play homage to the dead. there are 54,000 names of british and allied solders who died here, but have no known grave. hundreds still come to remember them. >> i think it's important to keep the memory alive of all of the men who sacrificed their lives for all of us. >> >> reporter: the town is smart and pos per rows, but back then it was reduced to rubble. nearby the two sides dug in, and the daily carnage of trench

warfare began. it was here when gas was first used and when men drowned in mud. it's outside that you first become aware of the fierce scale of the sacrifice of those that fought. this is the british and allied cemetery, and in it there are 12,000 individual graves, but on the wall back there, there are 35,000 names of soldiers who's bodies were simply never found. and all of this events just one small sector in a much bigger battlefield. in four years of fighting 550,000 soldiers died. this is the main german cemetery. today people come from all over the world to remember. brian and gail frazier have

relatives on both sides. >> it is unbelievable there are so many cemeteries here. it's just absolutely futility of what happened. we have children who are -- sorry -- older than some of these, and it's just awful. >> reporter: today it styles it's a as a city of peace. inside the rebuild medieval cloth hole there is a museum. difficult to imagine a more appropriate place for eu leaders to gather here. this year marking the 100th anniversary of this terrible

conflict, which of course tore up and reforced the drawing of the map of europe. and it was after the second world war that the european union emerged to make sure such wars never happened again. 28 states now don't forget that has at least successfully prevented war on the european contine continent happening for years. on thursday a military began shelling the tribal region's main town. it is the latest round of attacks in their offense against

fighters. fighting between the army and the taliban has forced a half a million people to flee the area. authorities have been struggling to cope with food shortages and overcrowded hospitals. some walked for 24 hours to get to safety. these displaced people say what they need now is protection. >> reporter: i'm at the high school which has now become a temporary shelter for those fleeing the northern conflict. most of the people here are christian, even though we have talked a number of hindus, the church was selling us all minorities are welcome. and they told the hindu community they should bring the

christians first and hindus later. we have been told by a number of these people that they were forced to walk for over 24 hours with their women, with their children, with their parents, some of them too old to make such a difficult journey. what they are disappointed with is the fact that their leadership is nowhere to be seen. after all, they are also citizens of pakistan. they would want help from their elected representatives who keep making tall promises that they would try to help their people. yet we have not seen anybody come to this school which has become a temporary shelter. the reverend here tells us this is an oh -- ordeal they have seen before. people are now on the run, and looking for protection. what they want is to see their

leadership to come here and match their words with deeds. the young american man paralyzed in a swimming accident has become the first patient to move his hand using the power of thought. doctors implanted a pea-sized chip into the brain of the 23-year-old. the chip interprets brain signals and then sends them to a computer which simulates muscles in his arm to move. the project took ten years to develop and is still in a clinical trial phase. sport is still to come here on al jazeera, and ghana, expels two key players just hours before their crucial world cup match against portugal. farah will have all of the details. ♪

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just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now ♪ let's get all of the sports news now. and here is farah. >> take you so much. day 14 of the world cup in brazil. [ inaudible ] put on a master class for argentina, as they took on nigeria. and france took top stop in group e. >> messi has been the difference for his side so far. the game had barely started when he smashed in his third goal of the tournament. but the lead lasted just 60 seconds as there was a superb

effort to draw them level. then this free kick leaving the nigerian keeper stranded. once again, they leveled to take it 2-2. but argentina made sure of top spot in the group, as marcus looking to get the 3-2 win. other goals for -- bosnia ended iran's hopes of moving on. anden ecuador had antonio sent off for a dangerous tackle after 50 minutes. they do however go through to the last 16. the result also meant the south american team went out of the competition, as switzerland beat honduras. the swiss winning 3-0.

the hero for them scoring the second hat trick of the tournament and 50th in total. switzerland reaching the last 16 for the first time since 2006. >> so nigeria who finished second in group f will play france on saturday. argentina plays switzerland in sao paulo. the waiting game goes on for loui suarez, accused of biting an opponent. uruguay's football association has given suarez its full backing. >> translator: there is absolutely nothing from the referees. not from the assist important, the linesman or the referee. that's the reality. but fifa has the power to begin an inchoirry, which is what has happened. and we're going to do everything in our power to defending the interests of uruguay and the interests of loui juarez.

let's bring in lee wellings live from rio. fifa due to hand down a verdict any time now. when are we expected to hear something? >> reporter: fifa are about to begin their daily schedule briefing and of course the expectation is they will need to say something on loui suarez, and the committee started meeting last night. suarez defended by a lawyer and the football association. they didn't come to a conclusion last night. it spilled into this morning -- >> lee, can i just interrupt you. can i just interrupt you? >> -- between two matches -- yes, of course, go for it. >> we're just getting word here that suarez has been banned for nine matches for the world cup -- for the biting incident.

do you think that uruguay can now appeal that, and possibly delay the ban? >> yes, they can appeal. i just ask farah, could you repeat the length of the ban, please? >> yeah, he has been banned for nine matches for the world cup. >> nine matches. okay. so yes, uruguay can appeal this. it's whether that appeal process can work quickly enough to a situation where he can somehow play in the match in the last 16 against columbia, but nine matches is something that could end his world cup campaign. of course it would end it, and then would spill into his club career. but uruguay now not having him in this tournament. you can see how the officials are defending him. it appears to the rest of the world like some form of denial.

but uruguay has to find a way to get through this tournament without him. some people were expecting the ban to be longer, and thinking fifa might -- >> lee -- lee -- we're just -- we're just hearing the fifa press conference. we're going to have a listen right now. >> when the eyes of millions of people are on the staff on the field, the disciplinary committee took in account all of the factors of the case. in accordance with the relevant decisions of the court. the decision comes in to force as soon as it is communicated. that is from the [ inaudible ] fifa disciplinary club. okay. we'll take three questions before we go to the special topic. okay?

>> reporter: -- psychological help as part of his punishment? >> i just read the statement and outlined the statements of the disciplinary club. okay. graham? >> reporter: -- associated press, what is the appeal process you anticipate now? is this going to go direct to [ inaudible ]? >> the decision of the fifa disciplinary committee is not net final. and an appeal may be launched in accordance with article 118 of the fifa disciplinary court. and article 124, is about effect of appeal. the appeal does not have a suspensive effect except with regard to order to pay a sum of money. okay. so article 124 is of particular

relevance here. and the last question. the gentlemen over there. on this side. >> reporter: [ speaking foreign ] ? >> it is for any footballing activity. okay? for all. okay. translation? no? should i repeat? okay. it is for any footballing activity. okay. i'll just read you again on

this. the player loui suarez is prohibited from taking part in any kind of footballing activity for the period of four months -- >> okay. lee, let's go back to you now. do you think that -- that people will be satisfied with this punishment? >> yes, if i heard you correctly, asking if people will be satisfied with the punishment. i think anything that takes loui suarez out of this world cup will satisfy people. they felt it was a vial action. he had done it before. it was no accident, and he should be removed. this leaves uruguay having to try to move on, but people don't

care about that. i think there will be satisfaction to the extent of what fifa has decided. >> okay. we'll keep checking in with you throughout the day. lee wellings reporting live from rio. >> don't forget to join us every day for our world cup update. a daily wrap of everything that is going on in world cup 2014. the men's and women's world number ones in -- are in wimbledon action on thursday. right now this man is a set down. serena williams had a much easier time. she needed just 49 minutes to reach the third round. okay. and that's all of your sport for now. >> farah thanks very much. a busy end of the show, wasn't it? do stay with us here on al jazeera.

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