Nervous and uncertain: Emma Coronel’s prison hours after her compadre’s betrayal

Emma Coronel Aispuro maybe live the most complicated moments of his life After having served 48 hours of arrest for drug trafficking, and although she has had the opportunity to speak with her lawyers on several occasions, it is evident that the feeling of being confined to the cause regrets and worries for the future.

The Covid-19 pandemic he owns delayed court processes In all affected countries and even when institutions try to adapt, it is complex to accelerate the appearances per se with multiple procedures.

In the last hours, his defenders Mariel Colón Miró Yes Jeffrey Lichtman They have started working to strategize the case, as their client suffers behind bars not knowing how long it will take before she is close to her twins: Maria joaquina Yes Emali guadalupe.

According to lawyer Mariel Colón Miró, was able to establish communication with Emma Coronel three times. The first of them was in the afternoon of Monday, February 22, after the wife of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, was detained at Washington-Dulles Airport.

Then he called her before the hearing on Tuesday, February 23, before noon (Mexico time). The last contact between the lawyer and the client took place at night, after the appearance where it was determined that Coronel Aispuro would remain in preventive detention, after his representatives did not offer the payment of a bond. But the arrest could be discussed at a future appearance.

Colón Miró recalled that prison is not exactly the best place to spend days and he worked with Jeffrey Lichtman to reverse this situation for his client.

“I have already contacted her. I noticed her a little nervous, because it’s a difficult situation, is in prison, which is not an ideal situation for anyone to be in prison, it is not pleasant, ”he commented in an interview for Infobae Mexico.

More than worry, the defender insisted that Emma Coronel’s nervousness is what she noticed in her three communications with her, but she wanted to avoid further comments on the situation so as not to abuse the trust between the client and the lawyer.

Clarified that Saving David Barry Benowitz as an attorney for the former beauty queen was a procedural matter, because Lichtman needed someone to agree to conduct interim proceedings in an area where he is not admitted. And according to a document in the case, Benowitz is the one who appears publicly and formally as the defendant’s defense in the District of Columbia court.

On the other hand, the lawyer cut versions on the custody of María Joaquina and Emali Guadalupe, because although they have dual nationality, their mother is not convicted or has had a trial, she is only on trial. and is not guilty until proven guilty.

“Girls obviously also have parents in Mexico, so that’s a separate issue,” he commented.

Emma Coronel is accused of charges of conspiracy to import heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. If found guilty, she would pay a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison, in addition to a fine of up to $ 10 million.

According to the prosecution of the case 1: 21-mj-00240, Emma Coronel was a messenger for Guzmán Loera and conspired to ship narcotics to the United States, both actions, between 2012 and 2017. In addition to planning her husband’s escape in 2015, in direct accusations from the godfather of one of her twins: Dámaso López Núñez .

Almost three days after the arrest, lawyer Mariel Colón Miró said that She was unable to contact who she identifies as the current representative, Joaquín Guzmán Loera. Therefore, he was also unable to inform you of the situation. However, Colón Miró does not know if El Chapo has already discovered other people.

“My client, Mr. Guzmán, the truth is that I haven’t had the opportunity to speak with him, so I don’t know if he already knows or not“.

Meanwhile, Emma Coronel is in the detention center in Alexandria, Va., Along with around 350 other inmates. According to prison data, in-person visits have been suspended since March of last year. However, they have implemented Video calls for family and friends of inmates, but just 10 minutes are allowed each week between Tuesday and Friday, by appointment and at the initiative of the detained person.

The inmates too they have one hour of phone calls every seven days. On the other hand, Colonel Aispuro could benefit from the consular assistance of the Mexican representation in Virginia, but when consulted on this matter, the Department of Foreign Relations did not respond in a timely manner.

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