"Real Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club's Bernabeu stadium, which has been dubbed the torture-drome by local residents, could have broken the law. The Residents' Association for those Affected by the Bernabeu (AVPB) began legal action against the football club and the city council in 2024, saying a series of punishingly loud concerts held that spring and summer had made their lives a misery."
"Performers included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and the Colombian star Karol G. It's just hideous you can't move your car, you can't take the dog out, and you're having to prepare yourself mentally because it's awful, one resident told the Guardian at the time. It also creates health problems lots of us are suffering from more frequent headaches, stress, anxiety and depression."
"It emerged on Thursday that Monica Aguirre, the judge investigating the complaints, has indicted the club's CEO, Jose Angel Sanchez, and the Real Madrid subsidiary company that operates the venue. According to legal documents seen by the Spanish news agency Efe, both will face abbreviated proceedings after Aguirre determined that there were indications of the commission of allegedly criminal acts namely the environmental offence of noise pollution."
Spanish judge Monica Aguirre found sufficient evidence to indict Real Madrid's CEO Jose Angel Sanchez and the club subsidiary operating the Bernabeu for alleged environmental offences related to noise pollution. The Residents' Association for those Affected by the Bernabeu (AVPB) brought legal action after a series of extremely loud concerts in spring and summer 2024. Performers included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and Karol G. Neighbours reported severe disruption, inability to carry out daily activities, and increased headaches, stress, anxiety and depression. Real Madrid cancelled or rescheduled planned concerts and said it was working to meet council noise regulations. Prosecutors will pursue abbreviated proceedings based on indications of criminal acts.
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