JAKARTA - Four people have been sentenced to between 14 and 22 months in prison for hate crimes and threats committed against Vinicius Junior before the Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in January 2023.
The indictment was linked to hanging the doll wearing the Los Blancos striker's shirt on a bridge in Madrid City with a banner that read "Madrid hates Real".
Following a complaint made by La Liga, four arrests were made at the end of 2023, with a court in Madrid issuing a guilty verdict on Monday, June 16, 2025, local time.
"In the verdict, one of the defendants was sentenced to 15 months in prison for hate crimes (based on Article 510 of the Spanish Criminal Code) and an additional seven months for making threats, distributing images of the act online, thereby strengthening its impact."
"The other three defendants were each sentenced to seven months in prison for hate crimes and seven months for threats."
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"In addition, the first defendant was fined 1,084 euros and the other three defendants were fined 720 euros, along with the following additional action."
"The detention order prohibits them from approaching Vinicius, his residence, or his workplace (the Valdebebasis training field)."
"The ban is approaching any football stadium within 1,000 meters during matches hosted under the La Liga calendar or competition hosted by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), including the reserve team and women's teams, starting four hours before until four hours after each game."
"Arangan segala bentuk komunikasi dengan korban, selama empat tahun sejak masa hukuman penjara berakhir."
"All defendants also signed an apology letter addressed to Vinicius, Real Madrid, La Liga, and RFEF, which resulted in relief from compensation," read La Liga's statement.
After the verdict, Real Madrid also issued a statement.
"The defendants have acknowledged their actions, expressed regret, and apologized publicly."
"Each of them was found guilty of hate crimes and another for threatening our player, Vinicius Jr."
"This criminal sentence was imposed after several times being brought down in recent months for racist insults received by Real Madrid players at Jose Zorrilla Stadium (Valladolid), Mestala (Valencia), Son Moix (Palma de Mallorca), and Vallecas (Madrid), including in digital forums."
"In total, fourteen people have now been convicted of racist attacks against our club players."
"Real Madrid, who along with the player, has acted as a private party in this case."
"Many other cases are ongoing, will continue to strive to protect the values of our club and eradicate all racist behavior in the world of football and sport," Real Madrid said in a statement.
This is the latest of a series of resolutions related to Vinicius' abuse.
Last summer, three supporters were sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from entering the stadium for two years for racist abuse by the Brazilian at Mestalla in May 2023 when Los Blancos fought Valencia.
Then, a Mallorca fans who used racist insults against Vinicius and Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze were also sentenced to 12 months probation by a Spanish court in September 2024.
Recently, in May 2025, five Real fans Valladolid who racially insulted Vinicius in 2022, were also sentenced to 12 months probation and a large fine.
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