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FC Barcelona Lamine Yamal Faces Legal Action! What Happened?

The controversy arose after videos surfaced on social media.

FC Barcelona Lamine Yamal Faces Legal Action! What Happened?
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta Barcelona and Spain winger Lamine Yamal is under investigation following allegations that he hired people with dwarfism as entertainers for his private 18th birthday party held in Olivella, near Barcelona.

The controversy arose after videos surfaced on social media showing individuals with dwarfism entering the venue, sparking condemnation from disability rights groups.

What will happened next to the Spanish and FC Barcelona star boy?

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This Action Was Carried Out by Disability Rights Activists

Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda has formally requested the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Ombudsman, and the Office Against Hate Crimes to investigate whether the party violated Spain’s General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This stems from a formal complaint by the Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias (ADEE), which denounced the hiring of people with dwarfism as entertainment, accusing the event of perpetuating discrimination, mockery, and undermining the dignity of people with disabilities.

ADEE’s president, Carolina Puente, condemned the practice as unacceptable, stating: “The dignity and rights of our community are not entertainment for anyone, under any circumstances.”

Jesús Martín, Director General for Disability Rights, added that such acts “objectify” people with dwarfism and could lead to fines between €600,000 and €1,000,000 if it is proven the event involved “mockery, ridicule, or derision.”

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The case has attracted significant public attention

While some performers hired for the event defended their work as professional and legal, ADEE remains committed to pursuing legal and social action to hold those responsible accountable.

The case has attracted significant public attention, with critics emphasizing that public figures like Yamal have a responsibility to promote respect rather than reinforce stereotypes.

The investigation is ongoing, and the final outcome will depend on whether prosecutors find sufficient evidence that Yamal’s party violated disability rights laws and ethical norms in Spain.

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"We are only asking they let us work."

Catalonian radio station RAC1 said on Monday it had interviewed one of the people with dwarfism hired for the party, who told the broadcaster: "We are only asking they let us work.

"We have our own contracts, we are normal people, self-employed and do everything legally. I don't know why there's so much noise right now.

"What the association [ADEE] is doing right now is discrediting our work as professionals. We do this job because we want to. Nobody is forcing us to."

Sky News has contacted Gestifute - Yamal's representatives - and Barcelona FC for comment.

Yamal's representatives were also contacted with a request for comment by Reuters and did not immediately respond.