Vinicius case: for the first time fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for racist insults

The Brazilian player of Real Madrid Vinicius He has been the center of racist insults in several games and off the fields, but the Spanish justice system is aware of the complaints and has taken action on the matter.

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“Those convicted, who have no criminal record, will not have to go to prison, since the judges in Spain They usually leave prison sentences suspended when the sentence does not exceed two years,” reported the AFP agency.

And he added: “They will have to cover the procedural costs linked to the process, adds the court, according to which the racist insults caused the player “feelings of frustration, shame and humiliation, with the consequent impairment of his dignity.”

The Spanish club that has just won the Champions League, He said: “Real Madrid, which together with Vinicius Junior has brought private prosecution in this procedure, will continue working to protect the values ​​of our club and eradicate any racist behavior in the world of football and sport.”

“The three accused have accepted their criminal responsibility and have made public a letter of apology addressed to our player Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid CF and the rest of the people who felt denigrated and offended by their behavior. In addition to showing their regret, the three accused ask fans in their letter to banish all vestiges of racism and intolerance from the competitions. This is the first conviction for acts of this nature that the criminal courts and tribunals dictate,” the club stated.

AFP indicated that “the police, who investigated this case for possible “hate crimes”, a criminal category that includes this type of racism, announced three days later the arrest of the three fans, aged between 18 and 21, thanks to the collaboration of Valencia”.