New York, United States
Emma Coronel Aispuro’s legal defense denounced that the life of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán’s wife in prison is in danger.
This, after news reports emerged that he had signed up to authorities to cooperate as a protected witness in the case against him and to provide information about the Sinaloa cartel.
In an interview with the news network NTN24, Mariel ColonCoronel’s attorney said such press releases, citing unidentified agents, put her client at risk.
“It is no secret what can happen to someone if others think or imagine that person is cooperating with the authorities, of course they can end up deadColón said to the medium.
“Not just the counselor, but members of his family and Mrs. Coronehe has two girls 9-year-old girls who are now at risk from these actions. “
In addition, the lawyer accused that Colonel, who is being held in a Virginia prison, was assaulted that she “got very cold” and was not allowed to bathe.
“This week he has spent four days in a row without being able to bathe. He sleeps with the lights on, they are on 24 hours a day,” said Colón.
“They don’t sell him bottled water, they only let him drink tap water, but the water tastes so disgusting that he recently tried to drink, but he was nauseated and vomited.”
Colonel Aispuro She was arrested at Dulles Airport in Washington on February 22 on charges of trafficking drugs to the United States and participating in El Chapo Guzmán’s escape from Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico state. In 2015.
The drug trafficker’s wife is being held in a prison in Alexandria, Virginia, where she was sentenced to protective custody.
THIS SAID IT
“It’s no secret what can happen to someone if others think or imagine that person is cooperating with the authorities, it’s clear they could die.”
Mariel Colón, Emma Coronel’s attorney.