El Chapo Very Affectionate With His Wife

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The expected reunion of Joaquín el Chapo Guzmán with his wife Emma Coronel Aispuro in the Brooklyn federal court where the Mexican capo is tried is not what the couple expected.

Colonel arrived on the first day of the trial to her husband dressed in a coat, sweater and tight pants, all in black, and high heels of the same tone that made more than one remember the Kardashian look. His hair was tied up in a ponytail and only small earrings could be seen in jewelry.

Accompanied by the defense team, she sat on benches reserved for the public and the press in Judge Brian Cogan's courtroom, where she had to make room to fit the 24 informants who managed to follow the hearing live. The rest of the journalists followed him on a monitor in an adjoining room.

Although the judge had denied for security reasons El Chapo's request that he be allowed to hug his wife, the defendant nevertheless entered the room visibly encouraged at the beginning of the day.

Before taking a seat, he walked a little to the benches of the audience and threw a kiss and a hug to his wife with a smile on his mouth. Although that was the closest they were, Guzmán was seen from time to time looking at the audience, particularly at times when there was an interruption and he didn't have to be listening to the interpreter next to him translating into his ear.

At the end of the day, Coronel left the building accompanied by the assistants of one of her husband's lawyers, without wanting to give statements. "I can't answer anything," he answered questions from People en Español.

In his petition to Judge Cogan, his lawyers highlighted that in the time he has been confined since his extradition in January 2017, the only contact with the outside world has been sporadic encounters with his legal team, which has caused a negative impact on his mental health.

"The only human contact of Mr. Guzmán since his extradition has been with the prison staff when they put the chains on and off, and a quick handshake with his lawyers when he goes to court," they said.