Legal Case Against Mexican Singer Christian Nodal Remains Open

The Attorney General's Office of Mexico (FGR) reported this Wednesday that the legal proceedings against Mexican singer Christian Nodal 'remain open,' so it is necessary to wait for the outcome to determine if criminal action will be taken. The FGR issued a statement today to clarify the status of the legal process against singer Christian Nodal and his family, stemming from a complaint filed by a record company. 'The complaint filed with the FGR by a record company alleges that Christian 'N' and his family transferred the copyright to certain works, and subsequently claimed ownership of something they no longer owned,' explained the Mexican Attorney General's Office in the note. FGR added that both 'N' and the complainants can present the evidence they have to the FGR. It stated that the judicial file submitted to the judge refers to the aforementioned, and that the judge 'did not exonerate Christian 'N' or his family; she simply determined that there is another, civil, case and it is necessary to await its outcome to decide whether or not to proceed with criminal action.' For the aforementioned reasons, the FGR explained, 'the proceedings remain open, pending that outcome. It was also noted that 'the FGR's arguments regarding the judge's decision will be presented in the corresponding appeal.' On Tuesday, Nodal attended the Federal Criminal Justice Center of the East Reformatory (jail) in Mexico City for a hearing requested by the FGR to formally charge him with allegedly using false documents to try to claim ownership of the rights to his songs recorded with Universal Music. According to the case, Nodal and his parents, Silvia Cristina Nodal Jiménez and Jesús Jaime González Terrazas, allegedly used 32 fake contracts to file a lawsuit against the record company Universal Music, in order to claim the rights to the songs from three albums.