The Madrid Prosecutor’s Office has archived the complaint filed for the racist chants made against the Real Madrid forward Vinícius Junior before a derby played on September 21 because, although it describes the expressions as “unpleasant” and “disrespectful”, it maintains that they were They were released in a context of “maximum rivalry”, which only “lasted a few seconds” and which do not constitute a crime.
The Public Ministry agreed to open proceedings a few days after the player received insults before the match played on September 18 between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid at the Cívitas Metropolitano Stadium, with the aim of determining whether an offense had been committed. crime related to the exercise of fundamental rights and public liberties.
Minutes before that match, which resulted in a 2-1 win in favor of Carlo Ancelotti’s team, some 500 Atlético fans who were in the player access area, when Real Madrid arrived at the stadium chanted “You are a monkey, Vinícius you are a monkey!”. A performance that was condemned by both teams and by the Anti-Violence Commission.
A few months later, the prosecutor believes that there is no specific act to impute to a certain person, since, after the Police analyzed the images obtained by the Organizational Control Unit of the stadium, they concluded that none of them could be recognized. the people who uttered the songs, “since there were a considerable number of people gathered there”. The agents could only study images, but not audio, “since the stadium’s recording system does not record.”
According to the prosecutor’s argument, the insults of a racist nature “would not constitute a crime against the dignity” of Vinícius either, and he also adds that these chants only occurred twice and “lasted a few seconds.” They were poured out during the celebration of a “maximum rivalry” match along with other “derogatory” or “mocking” allusions, marked by the sporting competition.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the prosecutor maintains that the insults were poured on the occasion of the celebration of a soccer match “of maximum rivalry” along with other “derogatory” or “mocking” allusions, marked by the sports competition. For all these reasons, he agrees to file the complaint filed by Esteban Ibarra, president of the Movement Against Intolerance.
In September, the Brazilian shared a video on his social networks to defend himself against the “xenophobia and racism” that he denounced receiving for a long time. The Real Madrid player also assured that criticism had increased as a result of his characteristic dances that “began to criminalize.” A celebration that he said he refused to stop representing. “The happiness of a victorious black Brazilian in Europe is annoying.” sentenced.
The controversy had started a few days before, when the Mallorca players accused Vinícius of a provocative attitude throughout the game that faced them.
