The four arrested for hanging a doll with Vinicius' shirt are accused of hate crime

Those arrested for allegedly hanging a doll on a bridge with Vinicius' shirt during the early hours of January 26 have been charged with hate crimes and against moral integrity, according to legal sources.

Those arrested have been provisionally released and are prohibited from approaching and communicating with the player as a precautionary measure.. In addition, they cannot come closer than 1,000 meters from the Real Madrid sports complex, where the events occurred, nor from any First Division stadium during the matches..

The four, of which three of them are ultras of Atlético de Madrid, have accepted their right not to testify after being arrested by the Police after tracking down the photograph of the doll hanging from a bridge that one of them shared in social networks.

These arrests took place in the midst of the scandal over the racist insults that Vinicius received during his last match against Valencia at Mestalla. The Valencian Prosecutor's Office opened proceedings and three young people between the ages of 18 and 21 were arrested and investigated for an alleged crime against fundamental rights and public liberties. In addition, the Competition sanctioned Valencia with the closure of its entertainment stands for the next five games.