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“Cholo Ivan”, a former bodyguard of “El Chapo”, complains about poor conditions in an American prison

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Jorge Ivan Gastelum aka Cholo Ivan, former bodyguard JoaquinEl ChapoGuzmán, through his lawyer, denounced the alleged poor conditions in which he lives in a prison in the United

Jorge Ivan Gastelum aka Cholo Ivan, former bodyguard JoaquinEl ChapoGuzmán, through his lawyer, denounced the alleged poor conditions in which he lives in a prison in the United States.

In the court document, plaintiff Alfred Guillaume asked the District of Columbia court to transfer “Cholo Ivan” to another part of the prison in Alexandria, Virginia, where he is being held, or to another prison.

According to him, the bodyguard “El Chapo”, extradited from Mexico a month ago, is being held in “unreasonably harsh conditions that do not meet acceptable standards.”

He criticized the fact that the defendant was only allowed to leave the cell for two hours a day, between midnight and two in the morning, in order to swim and call your family in Mexico.

Can’t sleep because of noise and light

In addition, “Cholo Ivan” can’t sleep all night” because of the noise from the constant influx of new inmates and because the lights are on around the clock in your area.

The defense added that the former El Chapo bodyguard only had a blanket in his cell and that he The air conditioner interferes.

He also stated that the administration of the penitentiary refused to transfer him to another district due to “high status” what do you have as a hermit.

Cholo Ivan, who was extradited to the United States in April, is accused of drug dealing conspiracywhich provides for a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, as well as an additional 30 years in prison for weapons-related crimes.

Helped “El Chapo” escape to Sinaloa.

Accused helped “El Chapo” escape January 8, 2016 during an operation by the Mexican federal forces at a house in Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

Both They escaped through the sewer tunnels but a few hours later they surfaced and stole a car, which was intercepted by federal police on the highway, and both were captured.

While “Chapo” was extradited to the United States in 2017 and sentenced to life in prison in 2019, “Cholo Ivan” remained in the custody of Mexican authorities until a month ago. (EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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