After racist insults against FIFA world footballer Vinicius Junior, five football fans have been sentenced to a one-year prison sentence for probation.
According to the La League, which announced the sentence on Wednesday, the judicial decision was a “Examples of milestone in the fight against racism”.
According to this, a judgment was made for the first time in Spain, in which racist insults in a football stadium as a “hate crime” and not as “Action against moral integrity with an aggravating racist factor” have been classified.
Probation, fine, professional ban
The incident had occurred in the league game between Real Valladolid and Real Madrid on December 30, 2022.
In addition to the prison sentence for probation, the convicted people were occupied, among other things, with fines of up to 1,620 euros and a ban on profession in the education, leisure and sports sector. “The fact that this judgment expressly refers to hate crimes related to racist insults increases the message that intolerance has no place in football”announced the Spanish league.
She is “continue to work with the authorities and associations to ensure that football remains a safe, respectful and integrative space for everyone”.