After more than a decade of a notorious dispute with the musical group Los Inquietos del Vallenato, A judge in Medellin sentenced the singer to 4 years in prison and a large fine Nelson Velasquez.
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Why was Nelson Velásquez sentenced?
On August 28, 2024, the Eleventh Criminal Court of the Medellín Circuit determined that the singer and composer Nelson Velásquez, who for a decade was the voice of Los inquietos del vallenato, was found guilty of the crime of violation of copyright and related rights.
For this reason, Nelson Velásquez was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of 26.66 current legal minimum wagesequivalent to 20,827,911 pesos.
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Will Nelson Velasquez go to jail?
Legal documents indicate that Singer Nelson Velásquez was granted a conditional suspension of the execution of his sentencea benefit that allows him to serve his sentence without being deprived of his liberty.
For this purpose, he was given a 48-month trial period and was required to provide collateral equivalent to one minimum legal salary in force.
The legal dispute between Los Inquietos del Vallenato and Nelson Velásquez
Nelson Velásquez’s legal troubles with Los Inquietos del Vallenato began in 2012, when Jair López, the group’s legal representative, He sued the singer for continuing to perform the group’s songs even though he was no longer part of it.
In an interview given by Lopez to The Networkexplained that “any artist interprets the themes, to mention you, Never deny that I love you, I want to know about you, Give me a night, Return, as if they were his own. In addition, allows them to promote it as Los Inquietos del Vallenato, and that is the difficulty, because that affects our brand“.
Upon leaving Los Inquietos del Vallenato, Nelson Velásquez signed a letter of freedom in which he paid a million dollars and promised not to give concerts in the name of the group.
“The artist (Nelson Velásquez) left the Los Inquietos label in 2004. He begins to present himself as Los Inquietos del Vallenato and to interpret the songs in their original voice that are our property, LG Music.“, Lopez explained.
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