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Vinicius appeared to be subjected to abuse at the Jose Zorrilla
stadium in Valladolid as he walked past fans after being
substituted in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Real Valladolid last
week.
After videos on social media showed fans shouting abuse and
throwing objects at him, Vinicius accused LaLiga of continuing
to do nothing about racist fans at matches.
"A criminal charge for hate crimes has been filed with the
Valladolid Magistrates' Courts, supported by audiovisual
evidence gathered in the investigation carried out through
images and audio clips published on open sources," LaLiga said
in a statement.
"LaLiga has also asked the Valladolid Magistrates' Courts to
transfer the complaint to the Public Prosecutor's Office for
Hate Crimes so that it can participate in the case."
In the statement, the league said it would increase efforts to
"eradicate any kind of violence, racism or xenophobia inside and
outside stadiums".
"The number of LaLiga integrity officers present at matches
where there is a risk of racist insults will be increased, in
order to maximise detection and identification of this type of
behaviour, which has no place in sport," LaLiga said.
"Furthermore, in stadiums where there is considered to be a risk
of possible racist behaviour in the stands, messages will be
broadcast over the public address system and advertising
hoardings surrounding the pitch to combat and condemn racism."
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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