The FGR Does Not Take the Glove and Appeals the Controversial Decision
It seems that the party for the freedom of Julio César Chávez Carrasco, better known as Chávez Jr., has just encountered a bigger obstacle than a 12-round fight. The Attorney General’s Office, in a move that no one saw coming (lie, we all saw it coming), decided that the early departure of the son of Mexico’s most famous boxer was not exactly what they had in mind for “social rehabilitation.” So, with the determination of a fan looking for tickets to Canelo, the FGR challenged the conditional freedom that a Sonora judge had granted him. Because, apparently, the alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel aren’t exactly a “misdemeanor” to let go with a pat on the back.
Federal sources, those anonymous heroes who keep us up to date with the drama, confirmed that the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO for the guys) has already notified the review appeal. Basically, it’s the legal equivalent of saying, “Hey, judge, what were you thinking?” Now, the matter will go to a Collegiate Court, which will have to decide if Judge Hernández Miranda’s play was a masterstroke or an epic own goal. Spoiler alert: informal preventive detention for weapons crimes is something of a golden rule in the penal code, not a suggestion.
A Stained White Glove and Telenovela Precautionary Measures
Last week, Judge Enrique Hernández Miranda, from his headquarters in Hermosillo, Sonora, made one of those moves that leaves everyone scratching their heads. On the one hand, it linked Chávez Jr. to proceedings for the crime of arms trafficking. Until then, everything is normal. But then, in a plot twist worthy of a Netflix series, he was granted release under conditions. Yes, you read that right. The same guy accused of a crime that, according to Article 19 of the Constitution, deserves automatic preventive detention, walked out of Cefereso No. 11 with precautionary measures that sound more like the terms of the probation of a problematic influencer than those of someone allegedly linked to organized crime.
Among the conditions for his freedom, he was prohibited from leaving the country without judicial authorization, because clearly, an express trip to Las Vegas would be the most normal thing in the world in this situation. The measure, although necessary, has that air of “we already know you are going to try it, but please, don’t do it.” The question we all ask ourselves is: can you really believe that someone accused of these charges is going to stay calmly at home, as if waiting for an Amazon delivery?
This entire media-legal circus only reinforces the perception that there is one justice for the famous and another for the rest of us. While the penal code would have been applied to the letter to any ordinary citizen, Chávez Jr. managed, at least temporarily, to avoid preventive detention. The FGR’s appeal is a reminder that, although fame can buy certain privileges, it cannot always stop legal processes… at least not completely.
The case continues its course, and with it, the attentive gaze of a public that no longer knows whether to follow the legal thread or wait for the next season of this judicial soap opera. The only thing that is clear is that Chávez Jr.’s most important fight will not be in the ring, but in the courts.
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