By Roberto Bustamante
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán sent four new handwritten letters in English to federal judges, the mayor of Brooklyn and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state.
As in previous notes, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel He denounced an illegal extradition from Mexico and demanded a review of his judicial process.
The letters, dated between May 8 and 12, were distributed by journalist Keegan Hamilton.
In an attempt to give political weight to his complaints, Guzmán appealed directly to the attention of the Secretary of State, seeking that US diplomacy review the alleged irregularities in his case.
Extra letters from El Chapo — or rather any individual writing in English on his behalf — filed this day on his federal court docket in Brooklyn. He maintains his innocence and asks all over again to be sent to Mexico. pic.twitter.com/f7sFUNw048
— Keegan Hamilton (@keegan_hamilton) Would possibly 19, 2026
Likewise, the drug trafficker sentenced to life imprisonment He assured that the jury that convicted him in 2019 was intimidated due to the position of the judiciary.
“The jury in my trial was intimidated by the stance of the judiciary, and the lack of evidence was not strong enough to dismiss my case,” Guzmán Loera wrote.
Furthermore, he reiterates that Justice has held him responsible for “acts of violence that, in reality, were committed by the Mexican Government”.
In recent weeks, El Chapo has sent various handwritten letters in English requesting his extradition and a new judicial process, a request that has already been rejected by Judge Brian Cogan.
Since his conviction in 2019 for drug trafficking, money laundering and use of firearms, his defense has tried various legal strategies to appeal the verdict or improve his prison conditions, which he constantly describes as “psychological torture.”
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