Vinicius, Rudiger racist abuser handed out eight-month suspended jail term
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Madrid: A Spanish court has handed down an eight month suspended jail term to a person for online racist abuse targeting Real Madrid players Vinicius...
Madrid: A Spanish court has handed down an eight-month suspended jail term to a person for online racist abuse targeting Real Madrid players Vinicius Junior and Antonio Rudiger, the club said Wednesday.
Real Madrid said the individual "acting under various pseudonyms on the digital forum of the Marca newspaper, directed serious racist attacks and insults against our players Vinicius Junior and Antonio Rudiger".
"The court ordered the accused to serve eight months in prison and not to participate in the above-mentioned forum for 20 months," the club said.
The accused was found guilty of two offences against Brazilian Vinicius and Rudiger, both aggravated by the fact that they acted with racist motives and, in the case of the German defender, also in contempt of his religion.
The suspended prison sentence was made conditional on the defendant's participation in a non-discrimination programme.
