On Monday (June 30), a choose halted prison proceedings for six months towards Los Alegres del Barranco, a Mexican group dealing with accusations of glorifying organized crime throughout a Jalisco live performance the place they carried out a narcocorrido and displayed imagery of a infamous cartel chief. The suspension comes as a part of an settlement requiring the band members to take particular steps to restore the injury precipitated.
The Council of the Judiciary of the State of Jalisco confirmed to Billboard Español {that a} choose authorised the measures agreed upon between the prosecution and the authorized protection of the band, formally and quickly suspending the prison proceedings confronted by the artists, their consultant, and the promoter of their live shows beginning Monday.
Nonetheless, state authorities clarified that this suspension doesn’t prolong to the investigation into their doable involvement within the crime of operations with sources of illicit origin, which stays ongoing.
Luis Alvarado, spokesperson for Los Alegres del Barranco, additionally confirmed to Billboard Español the settlement between the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace and the musical group, with out offering particulars. A request for info despatched to the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace about this settlement has not but been answered.
Based on the Council of the Judiciary of the State of Jalisco, the settlement requires the group to take care of their residence in Guadalajara, report periodically to state authorities, and maintain two conferences with incarcerated people within the municipalities of Guadalajara and Ciudad Guzmán to advertise constructive messages and encourage them to distance themselves from organized crime. Moreover, the band has reportedly dedicated to creating a monetary donation, the quantity and vacation spot of which can be decided by the Prosecutor’s Workplace.
The settlement reached with the Prosecutor’s Workplace to droop the prison proceedings for alleged glorification of crime got here after the Sinaloa-based quartet released an anti-narcocorrido, recorded on the request of Jalisco state governor Pablo Lemus. The tune, titled “El Consejo” and launched on YouTube on June 15, serves as a name to discourage younger individuals from becoming a member of the ranks of organized crime and warns them concerning the potential penalties of getting concerned in prison actions.
The case stems from a presentation in an auditorium on the College of Guadalajara on March 29, the place the band carried out a narcocorrido, accompanied by pictures alluding to the chief of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho.” This even prompted the U.S. to revoke the work and vacationer visas of its members.
Ten of Mexico’s 32 states have carried out varied bans towards narcocorridos or any expression that advocates crime, with out it being a federal regulation.