The US prosecutor's office has a month to react if he wants to reiterate the trial of "El Chapo" Guzmán

Judge Brian Cogan gave the US Attorney General's Office a month to prepare his response to the request filed yesterday by the defense of Mexican Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán de repeat the trial for which on February 12 was found guilty of drug trafficking.

The judge set a deadline of 29 April for the prosecution to be handed over. against-argument.

The lawyers of the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel asked Tuesday the repetition of the lawsuit against his client to guarantee "fair trial", after some badured information that some members of the jury might have broken the rules imposed by the judge.

"If a justice system is measured by the way it treats the most vilified and unpopular people, then ours might have failed Joaquín Guzmán by refusing him a fair trial in an uncontaminated court to which he is constitutionally entitled.", is stated in the defense record released by his lawyer Eduardo Balarezo.

In addition, the request insisted that "sunlight being the best disinfectant, this perspective deserves special attention, a thorough investigation and a new trial, as the case may be".

"El Chapo" Guzmán was convicted of ten drug-related crimes by a jury that deliberated for six dayss, in a process that lasted nearly four months.

During this process, the magistrate reminded that the jurors could not inquire about the case of the Mexican drug dealer through the press or social networks so as not to become contaminated during their deliberations, what it seems like some have done according to an interview anonymously given by a member of the jury Vice.

Mexican capo's lawyers hang on to the jury lied "in the face" of Judge Brian Cogan although they insist they do not search the Internet or Twitter, "anything that is not a scrutiny may create a disturbing appearance of unfairness."

The defense of Chapo had asked in February an additional extension of one month for a period of fourteen days the verdict of the jury to request a new trial.

Read the sentence against Chapo is scheduled for June 25

With information from EFE