This decision is considered a turning point in the fight against discrimination in Spanish football.
It is a five men who during the game between Real Madrid and Real Valladolid in December 2022. Racist insult Real Viniors’ attacker.
The court sentenced them to a year in prison, with additional fines in the amount of 1,080 to 1,620 euros. Also, the following four years are prohibited from work in educational and sports institutions.
If you repeat any similar offense for the next three years or appear on stadiums where national competitions play, penalties will immediately activate and will be sent behind bars.
So far, such cases in Spain have ended with milder judgments, treating them as disturbing moral integrity with aggravating circumstances of discrimination.
This verdict, which directly defines the proceedings as a hate crime, means the beginning of the new legal practice in the protection of athletes from racism.
(Vijesti.ba)
