RIYADH – The Germans embassy on Saturday said in a statement that Eichbaumdid not act in bad faith when using the Saudi flag in an inappropriate andunacceptable manner on Beer bottles.

“After the company was made aware of the implications of using the Saudiflag it took immediate action, withdrawing the product from the market andapologizing to Muslims in Germany and worldwide, it said.link>

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The embassy said that on 11 May, the company issued an apology stating,“For many years, Eichbaum has been printing the flags of the participating32 football nations on its bottle caps on the occasion of the footballWorld Cup. In case we have inadvertently offended you, we most formallyapologize for this.”

The embassy said about 5 million Muslims live in Germany, enjoying allcivil liberties like all other citizens irrespective of their creed ornationality.