Mexico's imprisoned top drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán came another step closer to extradition Oct. 20 when a Mexican federal judge in Ciudad Juárez found that the process has been legally sound and turned down five requests for an amparo (or injunction) to halt it. Extradition to face criminal charges in the United States had been approved in May, but suspended later that month by a higher court in Mexico City. The suspension was inteneded to allow the lower court to hear arguments by Guzmán's lawyers that extradition would be unconstitutional. These arguments have now been rejected. Chapo's lawyers were given 10 days to file an appeal.
Recent comments
6 hours 34 min ago
1 week 1 day ago
2 weeks 4 days ago
5 weeks 2 hours ago
8 weeks 6 days ago
9 weeks 8 hours ago
12 weeks 5 days ago
12 weeks 5 days ago
21 weeks 4 days ago
30 weeks 4 days ago