More than 200 artists, including

Pedro Almodóvar, Joan Manuel Serrat, Javier Bardem, Fernando Trueba and Vetusta Morla,

have signed a manifesto in which they demand the release of rapper

Pablo Hasel

, sentenced to prison for exalting terrorism and insults to the Crown .

"The Spanish State has come to head the list of countries that more artists have retaliated for the content of their songs," denounces the letter sent to Efe, which "equates" the situation of freedoms in this country after the imprisonment of the musician " with countries like

Turkey or Morocco

".

The actors

Alberto San Juan, Antonio de la Torre, Luis Tosar, Paco León, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Emma Suárez or Javier Gutiérrez

are other names who subscribe to this letter that warns about the "sword of Damocles that hangs over everyone's head public figures "who dare" publicly criticize the performance of any of the actions of the State.

"We are aware that, if we let Pablo be imprisoned, tomorrow they can go after any of us, like this until any dissident sigh is silenced," underlines the statement also signed by musicians such as

Santiago Auserón, Coque Malla, Ismael Serrano, Pedro Guerra or the members of Def Con Dos

.

The letter "demands" for all this the freedom of Hasel, "as well as that these types of crimes be expelled from the Penal Code that only curtail the right, not only of freedom of expression, but of ideological and artistic freedom."

Among the large number of rappers who support his partner, in addition to

Rayden, Tote King, Frank T or Ayax and Prok

, there is also

Valtonyc

, who is currently awaiting the decision of the Belgian Justice on his possible extradition to Spain, precisely claimed for a crime of insults to the Crown.

The long list of signatories also includes film directors such as

Montxo Armendáriz and Isaki Lacuesta

, the journalist Javier Gallego or the illustrator and cartoonist Javier Royo.

The penalty for Hasel, ratified by the Supreme Court, is added to previous sentences to the rapper, such as the one imposed in 2014 also by the National High Court to two years in prison for glorifying terrorism because of some lyrics of his songs about

the Grapo, ETA or Terra Lliure

, although that sentence was then suspended by the court.

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