Ramon Jimenez Salazarbetter known artistically as ‘The Crayfish’, is in the crosshairs of Spanish justice. The popular flamenco singer faces six years and eight months in prison by the continuaphysical and psychological abuse” and by “tight economic and emotional control” to the point of causing a “attitude of total submission“to his ex-wife, Kina Mendezas requested by the Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) prosecutor’s office.
The magistrate of the case, Raquel Lopez Vizcainowho has found enoughreasonable indications of criminality”, exposes that the victim was in a phase of “permanent state of fear and subjugation” due to the artist’s constant threats. “A constant fear of consequences such as throwing her out of the house, preventing her from entering, that she interacts with her family and friends for fear of being beaten by him,” according to the document issued by the prosecution.
“Tight control of all your expenses”
“This resulted in the concealment of violent episodes from the people who made up their closest environment, family and friends, as well as a fear of filing a complaint,” the case continues. The complainant, who “came to fear for his life and physical integrity”, he acknowledged that he left his job in Jerez de la Frontera with the aim of starting a new life in Dominican Republic so that the artist could focus his efforts on his musical career, while she took care of her two children, aged five and six.
A change of scenery that resulted in a “tight control of all their expenses”. The judge considers that there are clear indications of “economic suffocation” with the purpose of “submit the will” of his wife in this regard. On the other hand, the victim stated that she has been subjected to ill-treatment by her ex-husband for more than three years. In 2019, The most serious attack occurred after El Cigala “pushed and beat” the mother of his children in a hotel in Palafrugell, in Girona.
The reaction of ‘El Cigala’
After hearing the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, the defendant’s team of lawyers has set to work to send an appeal before the Court of Cádiz and thus avoid the trial that condemns his client. The artist denies all the causes and the three crimes he is facing: repeated harassment and mistreatment and aggravated mistreatment in a family home with minors.
