BARCELONA, 27 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Barcelona Hate Crimes Prosecutor’s Office has requested a two-year prison sentence for an RCD Espanyol fan accused of racist insults against Athletic Club Bilbao striker Iñaki Williams during the match between the two teams at the RCDE Stadium on 25 January 2020.
The indictment, consulted by Europa Press, also asks to impose a fine of 5,400 euros for an alleged racist hate crime.
It is the first time that the Barcelona Hate Crimes service has been sued for racist insults in the stands of a football field against a player, and the prosecutor also asks that the accused be prohibited from accessing football stadiums for five more years of the prison term imposed in the sentence.
The complaint that started the case was also directed against a second fan, but the prosecutor has asked to file the case for him as he did not find sufficient evidence to maintain the accusation.
The prosecutor explains that the accused fan, among others and “with obvious contempt for the black color of the player’s skin, shouted against him and staged racist gestures of contempt”, imitating primates with gestures and repeating the onomatopoeia ‘uh , uh uh uh’.
