They condemn five fans to a year in prison for racist insults to Vinícius Jr.

Real Madrid Vinicius striker celebrates a goal.

Photo: EFE – Sergio Pérez

The Provincial Court of Valladolid sentenced a year in prisonfor a crime of hate, to each of the five defendants to insult Vinícius Jr. During the match played on December 30, 2022 at the José Zorrilla Stadium.

This Wednesday, the accused confirmed that they accept the penalty after achieve an agreement Among the parties, which allowed the magistrate to advance the ruling of the sentence.

According to the provisional conclusions of conformity presented by the Prosecutor's Office – and recognized by the accused during the hearing – the events occurred during the meeting corresponding to the Laliga Day 15between Real Valladolid CF and Real Madrid CF.

It was around the 88th minute of that LaLiga party, when Vinícius Jr. was replaced and He headed to the visiting bench Through the outer area of ​​the pitch, which the investigated threw insults from the stands.

Those insults, “issued with the undoubted intention to humiliate and injure the player's dignity for obvious racist motifswere documented by several recordings made by fans who witnessed the meeting from different points of the stands ”and were published on social networks.

Those expressions had Great public impact at national and international level and gave rise to the opening against the accused of administrative files of sanction currently suspended by the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Inteole in sport.

Vinícius Jr. resigned to be compensated by the grievance suffered by these facts, while the defendants presented a letter recognizing the facts with the racist component of their expressions and apologizing for them.

For the suspension of the prison sentence, the convicted have expressly accepted two fundamental conditions: Do not commit crimes for a period of three years and do not go to football stadiums where competitions are held National NATIONAL OFFICIALS During that same period. This commitment was assumed by common agreement with the accusations.

In addition, four of the five defendants must pay a nine -month fine, at the rate of six euros per day (1.620 euros), while the fifth will face a similar fine, but with a daily amount of four euros (1.080 euros).

The Provincial Court also imposed a special disqualification for the exercise of professions or trades related to the educational, sports and free timewhich will be extended for a period of more than three years after the penalty of deprivation of liberty is fulfilled.

According to LaLiga, “this judicial resolution represents a unprecedented milestone in the fight against sport in Spainthat until now he had known sentences through moral integrity, with the aggravating racism. ”

“The fact that the resolution expressly mentions the crime of hatred associated with racist insults reinforces the message that Intolerance has no football place”The entity added.

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