National Police agents arrested three people, including a minor, for allegedly being responsible for an offense against moral integrity by uttering racist insults against Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, FC Barcelona players, last October, during the celebration of a football match against Real. Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
Those arrested organized xenophobic and racist demonstrations which threatened the dignity and moral integrity of the two footballers. The massive viralization echoed various national and international media due to the enormous public impact obtained, as detailed by the Superior Police Prefecture in a press release.
The events happened when the rival team scored a goal and their players went to the stands to celebrate. At that moment, several spectators made simian gestures, referring to the footballers, in addition to uttering discriminatory expressions that undermined the moral integrity of both.
These behaviors were recorded on the cell phones of several participants and of the television operator itself with the rights to broadcast the match, thus becoming highly viral, which led many media outlets to echo the story. ‘information.
Identified after investigation
The investigations began after receiving complaints from the Professional Football League, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, with the close collaboration of the host team’s security services.
After exhaustively viewing the images, the researchers managed to locate the exact area of the stadium where these individuals were located, taking the necessary measures to achieve their identification.
Finally, in the middle of this month, a special tracking device was put in place, which resulted in the arrest of three men, including a minor, as alleged perpetrators of a crime against moral integrity, and they then made available to the judicial authority.
