The government is requesting an investigation into whether the disability law was violated at the Lamine Yamal party.

The Ministry of Social Rights has asked the Prosecutor's Office, the Ombudsman, and the Office for Combating Hate Crimes to investigate whether the disability law, which prohibits shows that mock or denigrate people with disabilities, was violated at the birthday party of soccer player Lamine Yamal .

According to the Director General of Disability, Jesús Martín , who spoke to EFE, the department headed by Pablo Bustinduy has requested clarification on whether, at the athlete's 18th birthday party, people with dwarfism were denigrated, in violation of the law, which does not establish sanctions but has prohibited such activities for almost three years.

Specifically, the government wants to regulate shows similar to the firefighter bullfighter act and, in general, the public exposure of a person due to their disability as a serious offense, with fines ranging from €600,000 to €1 million, in the reform of the law that the Council of Ministers intends to approve this Tuesday.

The disability minister expressed concern that "a young man with so many followers, an influencer for young people, would throw these kinds of parties, which could have a knock-on effect on young people." "We are concerned that people with money, people with power, believe they can go unpunished," lamented Jesús Martín , who noted that it has been banned in Spain for almost three years and that Bustinduy 's ministry "will not stand idly by in the face of these indications" published in the media. "The law is for everyone, for the humble and the powerful." "Let the appropriate investigations be opened, and let action be taken based on the conclusions," he asserted.

Complaint from an association

The Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias with Dwarfism (ADEE), an entity of the Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE), has announced legal action against Lamine Yamal for, according to its complaint, hiring people with these disabilities at its party.

The organization condemned the events in a statement announcing "legal and social action" to "safeguard the dignity of people with disabilities." It believes that what happened at the FC Barcelona player's coming-of-age party violates "not only current legislation, but also the fundamental ethical values of a society that seeks to be egalitarian and respectful."

The law establishes that shows or recreational activities in which people with disabilities or other circumstances are used to provoke mockery, ridicule, or derision from the public in a manner contrary to the respect due to human dignity are prohibited.