ビニシウス人形事件 アトレティコサポ４人に執行猶予付き判決

【マドリードＡＦＰ＝時事】サッカースペイン１部リーグのレアル・マドリードに所属するブラジル代表ＦＷビニシウス・ジュニオール選手のダミー人形を橋からつるしたとして、アトレティコ・マドリードの過激派サポーター４人に執行猶予付きの禁錮刑が言い渡された。司法当局が１６日に明らかにした。（写真はスペイン１部リーグのレアル・マドリードに所属するビニシウス・ジュニオール）
　事件は２０２３年１月、アトレティコ戦を控えたレアルの練習場近くの橋で発生。ビニシウス選手のユニホームを着せられた黒い肌の人形が、首をつる形でつるされているのが発見された。
　警察は同年５月、アトレティコの過激派サポーター集団「ウルトラス」に所属していた４人を逮捕。４人は脅迫や基本的人権の侵害などの罪を認めた。判決では３人に禁錮１４月、もう１人に禁錮２２月が言い渡された。
　ただし、スペインでは暴力を伴わない犯罪で禁錮２年未満の刑に処された場合、前科がなければ執行猶予が付くのが通例とされており、４人とも収監はされない。
　また、４人には罰金のほか、今後５年間にわたるビニシウス選手への接近禁止令と、すべてのスタジアムへの出入り禁止処分も科された。
　黒人のビニシウス選手は２０１８年にレアルに加入して以来、たびたび人種差別的な被害を受けており、こうした事件に対しては社会から強い批判の声が上がっている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2025/06/17-17:53）

Four Atletico Madrid ultras have been handed suspended jail sentences for hanging a dummy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior from a bridge in what police deemed a hate crime, judicial sources said on Monday.
A dark-skinned effigy wearing the Brazil forward's jersey was hung by the neck from a highway bridge near Real Madrid's training ground in January 2023 ahead of the club's match against Atletico.
Police in May 2023 arrested four men -- all of them members of Frente Atletico, one of Atletico Madrid's ultra fan groups -- who were suspected of being responsible.
Under a plea deal with the prosecution which still must be confirmed by a court, the four pleaded guilty to the crimes of making threats against the player and infringing his fundamental rights, the judicial sources said.
Three of the men accepted a sentence of 14 months, while one was given a 22-month sentence for also distributing images of the act online.
The four will not serve jail time since in Spain it is customary for those sentenced to under two years for non-violent crimes to have their sentence suspended if they have no criminal record.
Public prosecutors had asked they each be slapped with a four-year jail term.
The four have signed a letter of apology addressed to Vinicius, Real Madrid, La Liga and the Spanish football federation, and will be required to complete a training programme on equal treatment and non-discrimination, La Liga said in a statement.
They were also fined and barred from coming within 1,000 metres of the Brazilian player or any stadium for more than five years, the statement added.
This ruling marks a strong step forward in the fight against hate and discrimination in sport, La Liga said, noting it had filed the original complaint following the incidents.
Real Madrid welcomed the ruling, saying in a separate statement the four bring to 14 the total number of people convicted for racist attacks against their players.
The club pledged to continue efforts to eradicate any racist behaviour in the world of football.
The black Brazilian forward, who testified via videoconference in the case last month, has been the target of numerous racist incidents since arriving in Madrid in 2018, sparking public outrage and resulting in several court convictions.