After two years of trial, American rapper Young Thug was released on Thursday October 31, 2024.
He pleaded guilty to six charges, including engaging in organized criminal activity, in court in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States said.AFP. According to the prosecution, the 33-year-old artist's label, “Young Stoner Life Records”, actually hid a branch of a gang involved in murders, drug trafficking and thefts.
Young Thug – real name Jeffery Lamar Williams – was sentenced to 15 years of probation, in addition to the time spent in detention since his arrest in 2022, reports the New York Times.
A sprawling trial
The “longest trial in Georgia history”, as he is nicknamed New York Timeswas marked by numerous controversies.
First, replacement Judge Ural Glanville, who presided over jury selection for ten months, followed by eight months of debate, had to recuse himself in July for organizing a meeting with prosecutors and a key witness, without informing them. all parties.
The use of samples of songs from several artists, including Young Thug, as evidence of criminal acts has also been criticized. Prosecutor Adriane Love had read the song Take it to trialemphasizing the “uncanny resemblance” lyrics “with very true, very real, and very specific events.”
But, as pointed out CNN this practice is considered by some to be racist and an attack on freedom of expression.
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