Joaquín Guzmán Loera made a curious request to a judge in the United States.
In November 2018, Joaquin Guzman Loera made a curious request to a judge in the United States, with which he caught the attention of the authorities.
The ‘Chapo’ Guzmán asked to hug his wife, Emma Coronel, before his trial began. The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel requested that a “humanitarian gesture” be made with him and that this action be allowed.
Since 2016, ‘Chapo’ Guzmán had not been able to receive visits from his wife, neither could he speak to her on the phone from prison. However, she attended almost every hearing of her spouse, indicated in a publication of Infobae.
In the article it is mentioned that Joaquín Guzmán Loera spent 23 hours a day isolated in prison and he was only allowed to receive visits from his lawyers or his twin daughters, but only through glass.
How was the application made?
The drug trafficker’s petition was made through his lawyer Mariel Colón Miró, who wrote the petition to the judge in the case, Brian Cogan. The document indicated that Guzmán Loera wanted to give his wife “A brief and momentary greeting that perhaps includes a hug on Tuesday, November 13, before the beginning of the opening arguments ”of the defense and the prosecution.
“It can be a brief hug in court in front of everyone, separated by the barrier. The whole process would not take more than a couple of seconds ”, Indian. The lawyer emphasized that the hug would not be a security threat.
Wife of “Chapo” Guzmán, Emma Coronel, is sentenced to 3 years in prison in the United States
“It is not reasonable to infer that a momentary salute, made under the gaze of US Marshals, could present a risk of Guzmán escaping from court or even passing messages to his wife ”, added.
Among the defense arguments was that the drug trafficker’s health had deteriorated significantly due to isolation in which he remained and that, in addition, he had had an “exemplary” behavior despite the conditions.
The resolution
A couple of days after the application was submitted, Judge Brian Cogan denied the request, stating that, although he sympathized with the petition, the court bailiffs argued that agreeing would be to contradict “All security procedures that have been implemented” around Joaquín Guzmán Loera.
It was also indicated that this would mean a differentiated treatment in relation to that of other inmates, who have also been detained under high security methods.
The restrictions “are in accordance with the legitimate objectives of the government to prevent the accused from coordinate a prison break or order attacks on individuals they may be cooperating with the government, ”Cogan explained.
El ‘Chapo’ Guzmán and the testimonies of his steps in prison
Joaquín ‘Chapo’ Guzmán is being held in one of the safest prisons in the world. In 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and 30 years in prison for the 10 crimes for which he was charged in a New York state court.
Currently his lawyers They want the life sentence to be overturned and that he be subjected to a new trial.
Guzmán Loera’s legal defense presented his arguments before the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second District, located in Manhattan, New York.
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“They cornered us at trial to defend a client like mine, your case can set a precedent for the next ‘Chapo’, This man is innocent ”, declared before the panel of three federal judges Marc Fernich, Guzmán Loera’s lawyer. (I)
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