Familia Guzmán’s Press Conference: Thanks to President Lopez Obrador

Yaqui for Borderland Beat from: Infobae

Lawyers from the family of “El Chapo” Guzmán thanked AMLO for the release of Ovidio.

At a press conference, José Luis González Meza and Juan Pablo Badillo Soto, legal representatives of the family of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, acknowledged the decision of President López Obrador to release him.

Guzmán Loera's family lawyers confirmed the release of Ovid, who was detained for five hours but finally released at about 20 hours (Photo: Special)

This afternoon at the Journalists Club of Mexico, a press conference of the lawyers of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was held, where they thanked President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the release of Ovidio Guzmán , son of the prisoner drug dealer in the United States.

“ We have a human, Christian president, who finally, made the decision not to harm Ovid . It is a sign that this government of the fourth transformation makes structural changes in human rights,” they said.

"With great wisdom and justice, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered that he be released , ie,  Ovidio Guzmán López" , those were the words of one of Joaquín's "El Chapo" Guzmán family lawyers during this conference held in Mexico City.

José Luis González Meza and Juan Pablo Badillo Soto, legal representatives of the family of “El Chapo” Guzmán, thanked López Obrador for the decision made yesterday, because they said, the life of innocent people was put first before everything else.

One of the lawyers stressed that Ovidio Guzmán López was not tortured "as was done before . " He also reported that the son of the boss was released around 8:00 p.m.

He also blamed the “enemies of the President for the fires in the streets of Culiacán and the rumors in social networks”.

They said they can give more information next week after they meet with the family once again.

They also said the stories  left out " how the army and police acted, you can see the difference of this government, in that there is no abuse of authority."

The lawyer Juan Pablo Badillo Soto revealed that the authorities who wanted to make the arrest did not have the location and presentation order for extradition purposes, so they could not arrest him.

Family lawyers of "El Chapo" announced that they have ready amparo trial against detention and possible extradition of Iván and Ovidio Guzmán.

He said that Guzmán López was deprived of freedom for five hours, which is unknown where he was transferred.

At the express question of a reporter, the lawyer said that the judicial mandate was issued for both Iván Archivaldo Guzmán and Ovidio Guzmán, both sons of “El Chapo” Guzmán.

In the same way, he revealed that he has ready an amparo trial against the same extradition orders that will be presented next week .

"The family of ''El Chapo'' is a Christian family and those who have gone to ask for help have had it," said the defender.

"I understand that he, ie Ovidio, was subjected to a deep interrogation and as a result of not finding enough crime elements to be able to arrest him, deprive him of his freedom, and by the superior order of the president he was released," he explained.

He highlighted the work of the authorities of not having applied in this case the famous "Fugitive Law", as was customary in previous administrations.

When they were questioned about whether "El Chapo" Guzmán already knew about Ovid's arrest, they declared that "he must know by now."

The lawyers also recalled that the family of the Mexican drug trafficker plans to build the first indigenous university in Badiraguato, Sinaloa.

They pointed out that for this project they will have the support of several foundations, and they expect President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to contribute by laying the first stone , together with María Consuelo Loera, the mother of the boss.

"The family of Chapo Guzmán and he , himself, 'El Chapo' Guzmán have decided to build the first indigenous university of Mexico in Badiraguato, so what we are waiting for is that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the next trip to Sinaloa put the first stone together with the mother María Consuelo Loera Pérez ”, so they concluded the press conference.