The lawyers of "El Chapo" Guzmán have filed a motion for a new trial

The defense of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán He did not resign himself to having his client sentenced to life imprisonment and spending the rest of his life in a maximum security prison. United States.

The defense team of the founder of Sinaloa Cartel he wants the famous "judgment of the century" to be repeated. On Tuesday, Sinaloa's lawyers filed an application in federal court to overturn the process that culminated in the verdict of 10 counts of indictment.

The document 25 pages presented by the defense of Chapo notes that at least five of the jurors violated the instructions of Judge Brian Cogan and regularly read the trial reports.

"They violated their oath and ignored the court's repeated instructions by actively following and discussing the wave of news."reads the document.

A few weeks ago the site the Web VICE has published an interview with the journalist Keegan Hamilton. The testimony under cover of anonymity revealed that several members had ignored the judge's instructions and had consulted information about the extensive coverage given at trial.

Cogan tried to keep the purpose of the jury members from discussing his verdict without prejudice.

"In these circumstances, the jurors would have been exposed to a wave of damaging information – including the ineligible charges that our client allegedly drugged and raped 13-year-old girls – "said the lawyers.

After three months of litigation, on February 12, the "Chapo" was declared "guilty" by a federal court Brooklyn, New York.

The drug trafficker was held responsible for 10 crimes, including the head of an international criminal enterprise, possession of arms, money laundering and drug transfer to the United States.

"If the measure of a judicial system is the way it treats the most vilified and unpopular people, our duty might have missed Joa's request.

Reading the sentence has been established for the next June 25 although the demand of lawyers can change the panorama.

After the last hearing, Judge Cogan thanked the 12 members of the jury. He explained that never in his life has he seen a jury deliberate with so much "concentration and attention to detail"he thanked them for their work"excellent"and he said that he felt"proud to be american"

The United States has invested millions of dollars in the trial of Guzmán, considered until then as the main public enemy of justice. Their actions were considered an attack on the health of the population.