Historical punishment dictated in Spain after a case of racism in which the victim was the Brazilian footballer Vinicius, from Real Madrid.
Brazilian Vinicius suffered on the stadiums in Spain
Vinicius has been the victim of racism several times in recent years in Arenas in Spain. Today, an Iberian court has pronounced the sentence in a case of racism in which five defendants were convicted. The punishments granted are “unprecedented” in the Spanish sport.
Some of these incidents came to the attention of the judges, and today the journalists from the brand wrote that “fight against racism in Spanish football has taken an unprecedented step“, According to Eurosport.ro.
The provincial court of Valladolid pronounced a first sentence in the case of the five supporters accused of having a racist behavior at Vinicius, at the Jose Zorrilla stadium.
The incident took place in December 2022. The penalties imposed on the defendants are a year in prison; the special prohibition to exercise the right to vote for one year; a fine between 1,080 euros and 1,620 euros; and the special prohibition to exercise professions or trades in the field of education, sport and free time for 4 years. “
The officials of the Valladolid court announced that the execution of the prison sentence was suspended, after an agreement with the five defendants was reached.
Journalists in Spain wrote that this decision made by judges represents an unprecedented moment in the fight against racism in Spain, because so far the convictions have been given for “behavior against moral integrity, with the aggravating circumstance of racism ”.
