Guzman was extradited to the united states two years ago, accused of having transported hundreds of tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the country, in the role of the leader of the mexican Sinaloakartellen. Among the eleven charges against him is also involvement in 30 murders.
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, in the Brooklyn federal court in New York. When the prosecutor gave his closing statement during Wednesday stacked up a dozen boxes belonging to the american narkotikabyrån (DEA), to remind the jury about the ”mountain of evidence” is against Guzman.
Prosecutor Andrea Goldbarg also used the six hours to go through the testimonials of the 55 people who had come forward during the trial, many of whom are former associates of Guzmán, who signed a cooperation agreement with the united states government.
” He is guilty and has never wanted to be in a position where he must answer for his crimes. Let him not escape its responsibility, hold him guilty for his crimes, said Goldbarg to the jury.
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called a single witness, and submitted a document as evidence. When the defence counsel Jeffrey Lichtman gave his closing statement during Thursday reiterated his position that Guzmán was a scapegoat that has become attached by Ismael ”El Mayo” Zambada, another singled out the drug lord who is also indicted by u.s. prosecutors but who remains on the loose.
According to Lichtman has Zambada bribed the mexican government to leave him alone and instead hunt for Guzmán. The bribe of 100 million dollars, as a witness stated that Guzmán given to the then president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, came instead from the Zambada, says Lichtman.
” Who do you think paid the mutan? The man who hunted like an animal for several years after it shall have been paid, or the man who has been free for decades?, he asked the jury, according to Reuters.
Peña Nieto has denied having received any bribe.
the Guzmáns spectacular tunnel escape from prison 2015 orchestrated by the Zambada, which he must have liked that Guzmán would rise up again and thus take the focus from himself.
the Defense also spent large parts of the speech to attack the witnesses of the prosecution, which in most cases themselves have a tough brottshistorik. He questioned even the telephone intercepts put forward as proof.
the Voice on those bands can be anybody. It can be Mayo Zambada, ” he said.
called the arguments ”a distraction”.
– the Defense is pointing their fingers at everything except for where the evidence points, ” she said in a reply in the court.
Now everything is clear for the jury to begin their deliberations. No official launch date is set but it is not expected to be too long before they start.
