MEXICO CITY: Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has appealed to Mexico's president for help due to alleged 'psychological torment' he is suffering in a US prison,...
MEXICO CITY: Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has appealed to Mexico's president for help due to alleged 'psychological torment' he is suffering in a US prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.'In the six years that Joaquin has been in the United States, he has not seen the sun,' said Jose Refugio Rodriguez, a Mexico-based legal representative of the Sinaloa cartel founder.
Guzman wants President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to address alleged procedural violations during his extradition in 2017 under the former government, Rodriguez added.The Mexican embassy in Washington confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday that it received an email from Rodríguez on January 10. Without referring to the content of the email, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard downplayed the chance of any government intercession in favor of the notorious drug trafficker.