Another 4 accused of racism against Vinicius Jr are released – 05/25/2023 – Sport
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The four fans detained in Spain for hanging a doll representing Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior from a bridge are prohibited from approaching any football stadium within one kilometer, the Spanish court announced on Thursday (25).
After the arrest on Tuesday (24) and a hearing with a judge, the four suspects of “hate crime” were placed on parole and prohibited, until further notice, from approaching “less than 1,000 meters” from a LaLiga stadium on match days, a Madrid court said in a statement.
In the midst of a scandal over the racist insults uttered against the Real Madrid player, the removal order also involves the club’s training center, in the Spanish capital, near where a dummy was hung to simulate a hanging.
Other fans who had been arrested, accused of racist offenses against Vinicius Junior in the match against Valencia, Sunday (21), had already left jail.
The four arrested in connection with the doll – three of them members of groups of radical fans – were accused of a crime against moral integrity and a hate crime, as racist offenses are framed in Spain.
The four remained silent during the hearing, according to the Madrid court, which announced the continuation of investigations.
The doll with the player’s uniform was hung from a bridge on January 26, the day of a match between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Next to the doll was a banner with the phrase “Madrid hates Real”.
Next to the doll was a banner with the phrase “Madrid hates Real”.
The arrest of the four took place on Tuesday, two days after a match in the Spanish championship in Valencia in which supporters of the local team called the Brazilian “monkey” and simulated the animal’s sounds. Vinicius denounced the attack even during the match.
The incident sparked outrage in Spain and abroad, forcing Spanish football’s governing bodies and authorities to take action against racism, an issue that has never been properly addressed in the country.
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