Wednesday, the president of Mexico stated that he would examine Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s plea to return from the United States to complete his term on humanitarian grounds. El Chapo’s statement was termed as a “SOS” by one of his lawyers.
The founder of the Sinaloa cartel has asked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for assistance owing to his alleged “psychological torment” in a U.S. jail.
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the drug lord of Mexico, is depicted on January 19, 2017. DEA via AP
Lopez Obrador told reporters, “We’re going to review it (the plea),”.
It was uncertain whether Mexico had the authority to fulfill the request, but “but the door must always be left open when it comes to human rights,” regarding human rights, he added.
El Chapo is currently serving a life term in a maximum security prison in Colorado after being convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering, and weapon-related offenses in 2019.
He is detained at the “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, which also houses Ted Kaczynski, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Zacarias Moussaoui, and Terry Nichols, an accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing. It has been dubbed the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.” because the facility is so secure, remote, and austere.
El Chapo will join these infamous inmates at “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”
According to one of his attorneys, Jose Refugio Rodriguez, Guzman is unhappy with the tough prison circumstances, especially the lack of sunlight and solitude.
Rodriguez stated that the “an SOS,” communication was transmitted by one of Guzman’s attorneys in the United States as well as his family.
Rodriguez told AFP that he intends to return to Mexico to face remaining accusations and complete his sentence in accordance with a prison deal between the two nations.
Tuesday, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard downplayed the possibility of government intervention on behalf of Guzman, who twice escaped from prison in his native country.
Ebrard told reporters, “Frankly I don’t see any possibilities for him, but I’m going to review it with the prosecutor’s office,”
This month, Mexican security agents detained one of El Chapo’s sons, Ovidio Guzman, in an operation that left 29 people dead and triggered a violent battle at an airport in the city of Culiacan.
The U.S. Department of State had offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Ovidio Guzmán-arrest López’s and/or conviction.
Before an unsuccessful attempt to capture him three years ago, Ovidio Guzmán was not one of El Chapo’s better-known kids. Similarly, this effort sparked unrest in Culiacan, which prompted President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to order the military to release him.
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