– I was attacked. Some boys came and just started bothering me because I was wearing nail polish and earrings, says Safari Yves Shabani. On the night of Sunday, the 25-year-old from Mysen was on his way home from a birthday celebration in Oslo. At Youngstorget he stopped to see when the next bus would leave. Then a strange man is said to have approached him to ask why he was wearing earrings and nail polish. – Then I try to answer in a very pleasant way that it’s because I want to look good, this is “swag”, and this is cool, I think. Soon after, the situation must have escalated. Shabani tried to get away. Six to one Then another strange man must have arrived. Shabani says he was put in a chokehold before being put on the ground. – Then I thought that I had to try as best as possible to stand up and defend myself. I saw that they were not going to stop. At most six people are said to have surrounded him. Eventually a friend of Shabani’s came to the spot. When he tried to intervene, he is said to have received “two punches in the face”. Soon after, the police arrived. Five of the six who Shabani says attacked him fled the scene, while one of them was detained by the police. The violent incident took place on Youngstorget in Oslo on the night of Sunday. The picture was taken in August this year. Photo: Nadir Alam / news Investigating the case The police confirm that they are investigating a violent incident that happened on Youngstorget on the night of Sunday. – The investigation is in an early phase, and at the present time we cannot say anything more about the number of parties involved or which specific investigative steps will be carried out, writes police attorney Anders Lafton Briskodden in an e-mail to news. The case is coded as a serious bodily injury. Massive response Shabani has previously participated in the 71 degrees north team, has a popular podcast and will soon be seen in this year’s Christmas calendar on news. On Tuesday, he published a post on Instagram where he talked about what he experienced on his way home from the city on the night of Sunday. Photo: Screenshot / Instagram Photo: Screenshot / Instagram Photo: Screenshot / Instagram The post has received over 30,000 likes, and several thousand supportive comments. – Just knowing that there are people out there who care about you, and care that such things do not happen, helps a lot to be able to move on from things that have happened, says Shabani.
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Safari Shabani is said to have been beaten up because he used nail polish and earrings – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
