Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:35 PM• Dominic Mostert • Last update: 17:40

The East Brabant Public Prosecution Service has decided not to prosecute two suspects in the investigation into racist statements during FC Den Bosch – Excelsior on November 17, 2019. There is insufficient evidence against the suspects, the OM communicates. According to the prosecutor, while it is clear that ‘the most disgusting things were shouted from the stands’, it is not possible to determine who exactly said what.

“Just having a suspicion is not enough to prosecute someone. You need hard evidence and that is simply lacking in this case,” the public prosecutor said. Although there are camera images of screaming people, it is not entirely clear what is being said. “The man we arrested earlier denies that he has spoken racially. We have engaged several lip readers to try to get clarity about what exactly was called by them, but those specialists do not come to an unambiguous translation of what was called. “

“This has various causes. For example, while calling someone walks through the image, so that part of it has fallen away,” explains the representative of the OM. The investigation is thus concluded. “It is sad that it has remained unclear who behaved so shamefully, hurtfully and criminally that afternoon. The impact of these words should not be underestimated. We told Ahmad Mendes Moreira this afternoon about the results of our investigation and he also understands that for A successful prosecution requires sufficient evidence. Suspicions alone are not enough, it is about evidence. “

Mendes Moreira himself said he was called ‘k-negro, k-black and k-cotton picker’. In addition, songs about Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet were sung and jungle sounds seemed to have been made. Another investigation into the match has led to criminal prosecution, the public prosecutor confirms. The then trainer of FC Den Bosch, Erik van der Ven, received threats after calling Mendes Moreira a ‘pathetic little man’. “The FC Den Bosch trainer was added to a WhatsApp group that day and was subsequently threatened with it. We were able to collect hard evidence in that case. The culprits were fined two hundred euros and the case is now over for us. . ”

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