Drug trafficking
“El Chapo” Guzmán: the reason why he was not a witness in the trial once morest Juan Orlando Hernández
The trial once morest Juan Orlando Hernández had the participation of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán; However, the drug trafficker was not taken into account as a witness for a curious reason.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was found guilty of several charges related to drug trafficking. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
Juan Orlando Hernández, in a trial that ended on March 8, was found guilty multiple drug trafficking charges by a jury in a federal court in New York.
After three weeks of trial, the former president of Honduras was found guilty of the crimes of “conspiracy to import drugs into the US, use and possession of firearms and conspiracy to use destructive devices.”
Throughout this process, It was expected that the trial once morest Juan Orlando Hernández would have the presence of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmánfrom whom the Honduran politician would have received millions of dollars to let the Sinaloa Cartel operate in this country.
However, the dangerous Mexican drug trafficker He was not a witness in this trial held in New York due to an unusual reason.
The reason behind the absence of Joaquín Guzmán Loera was revealed by Raymond Colonleader of the defense of Juan Orlando Hernández, through an interview with the network CNN.
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Colon assured that the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel He was among the people who wanted them to testify in favor of the former president of Honduras.
In addition, he explained that there were approaches with “El Chapo”’s lawyers to carry out this strategy, But the drug kingpin “is not in a stable mental state.”
“After speaking with one of his lawyers, he told me that he is not in a stable mental state,” mentioned Juan Orlando Hernández’s lawyer.
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Finally, the jurist mentioned that, together with his legal team, made the decision not to have Joaquín Guzmán as a witness due to “depression” who is currently suffering in prison.
“I don’t think he would be a good witness if he has been under depression and things like that.”concluded Raymond Colon.
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