Racism scandal in Spain: Real Madrid files hate crime complaint against Vinícius

real Madrid reported this Monday before State Attorney General the racist insults him Vinicius Junior received before and during the Valencia-Real Madrid match at the Mestalla. He did, as he warned in a statement posted on his website, with a presentation before the prosecution against hate crimes and discrimination,

Real Madrid shows “its strongest refusal” after the racist insults received by its player and “condemns the events that have occurred”, which it assures “constitute a direct attack on the model of coexistence of our state of social and democratic law”.

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The full statement

These facts constitute a direct attack on the coexistence model of our state of social and democratic law. Real Madrid believes that these attacks also constitute a hate crime, and has therefore filed the relevant complaint with the State Attorney General’s Office, specifically the Prosecution against Hate Crimes and Discrimination, so that the facts can be suspects and clarify responsibilities.

​Thebes’ answer

Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, assured this Sunday that “neither Spain nor La Liga are racist”, in response to a message from the Brazilian Vinícius Junior in which the Brazilian Real Madrid player assured that the image of the competition “trembles “. that the leader, instead of criticizing the racists, rails against him.

“Instead of criticizing racists, the president of La Liga appears on social media to attack me. No matter how much he talks and pretends not to read, the image of his championship falters”Vinícius replied in a chain of tweets with Tebas on Sunday evening after the incidents that took place in Mestalla, where the forward identified a fan who insulted him from the stands and referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea activated the anti-racism protocol.

The president of La Liga has once again publicly responded to the Real Madrid footballer and his allegations with four points in his arguments. “Neither Spain nor LaLiga are racist, it’s very unfair to say that”start.

“From LaLiga we denounce and persecute racism with all the harshness in our power. This season, racist insults have been reported 9 times (8 of them were for insults against Vinícius). We always identify the lunatics and move the complaint to the sanctioning bodies. No matter how few they are, we are always relentless,” she added.

Finally, Thebes defended the work done in La Liga, which increased the presence of stadium staff to report insults, inconsiderateness towards the rival and any accident that occurs in the stands. Double the attendance of staff in Real Madrid matches after what Vinícius experienced in various cities.

“We cannot allow the image of a competition to be tarnished which is above all a symbol of unity between peoples, where more than 200 black players in 42 clubs receive the respect and affection of all the fans every day, as racism a very specific case (9 complaints) that we will eliminate,” he said.

Mbappé’s bench

The star of Paris Saint-Germain kylian mbappe sent a message of support to Real Madrid striker Vinícius Júnior, who was subjected to racial abuse on Sunday.

“You are not alone. We are with you and we support you”wrote Mbappé on Instagram.

Clubs, players and politicians – even the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva– The Brazilians have expressed their support for Vinícius and criticized racism in the Spanish league.

The first trial of a fan accused of racial slurs in Spanish professional football is expected to take place this year, in a case involving Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams, who was attacked by an Espanyol fan in a match in 2020 .

Sources: EFE and AP