After having suffered racist shouting and insults at the end of last May in a match between Real Madrid and Valencia in Mestalla, the Spanish government finally took action on the matter and established new rules in the stadiums in case it occurs. a new incident of this nature.
According to the newspaper 20 minutes, the Ministry of the Interior of Spain proposed the detention of sporting events, as well as the eviction of the venues where they are held in the event that episodes of racism or discrimination are generated.
In what is an instruction from the Secretary of State for Security, the security forces are instructed that “it may be proposed to the referee or sports judge of the event not to start, paralyze or suspend its celebration, as well as to vacate part or all of the venue ” in order to deal with any racist incident, according to the statement shared on the ministry’s website.
“In the event of events of this type, and depending on their seriousness, the security coordinators will propose to the management of the show (referee or sports judge) either the temporary suspension of the match or test while the incidents last or while the partial eviction or total of the stands, for its subsequent continuation, or the definitive suspension ”, reads the statement.
With respect to the actions that can generate these sanctions are the statements, gestures, insults, songs, sounds or slogans with discriminatory messages, be it for racial, ethnic, geographical, social, religious reasons or sexual orientation and identity, gender expression or sexual characteristics.
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