The Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Madrid denounced the viewer who used racist insults in Nico Williams during the Atlético-Athletic match played at the Metropolitano on April 27.
The complaint states that in the 36th minute of the match, when the red-and-white winger threw up, “with apparent disdain for the black color of his skin,” a man’s insults were heard being hurled. of actions. of contempt from racist characters.
As the Prosecutor’s Office detailed in its brief, the repeated screams consisted of the sounds “uh, uh, uh, uh”, an onomatopoeia that mimics the sound emitted by monkeys and heard by others’ t other times by groups of fans. from different countries “to publicly offend athletes because of the color of their skin. This body understands that the shouts uttered against the footballer can be a crime of damage to dignity.
In May, the Public Ministry opened an investigation to find out the identity of the person or persons who uttered these insults. As a first step, he ordered the Provincial Information Brigade of the National Police to try to identify the author and also asked Atlético de Madrid to give him the photos recorded during the match.
Source: La Verdad
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