Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has stated in a news conference that the government has received requests to free Raphael Caro Quintero based on alleged legal errors in the process of his recapture. The President promised that the law will be followed.
The below article from La Voz de Michoacan is translated by Fousesquawk.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirms that there are amparos* to free Caro Quintero and the government is countering them
*Amparo: Translator's note: The Spanish term "amparo" has various definitions. In a legal sense, it refers to legal protections afforded citizens against an abusive judiciary, which could include the reversal of a conviction or sentence. It does not presume guilt or innocence. In certain contexts, it can also mean "under cover of darkness". Yesterday, in translating a video of an Ultima Hora broadcast, I chose this latter definition based on the context in which "amparo" was used. In the title above, I assume the term is referring to letters or requests to free Caro Quintero.
The president of Mexico promises that he will not permit corruption and will take care that what occurred in 2013 when on a Saturday, the (cartel) boss went free without completing his sentence.
Mexico City: The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, stated that in the case of Rafael Caro Quintero, the process will be (monitored) and that what happened on a Saturday in 2013, when he (Caro Quintero) walked free due to an amparo without completing his sentence, will not be repeated.
This Monday morning, during his morning news conference, the national leader confirmed that since Saturday, amparos have been presented to protect the recaptured (cartel) boss, but "the authorities are responding to the judges," he said.
He explained that these (requests) are not against the extradition of Caro Quintero, rather to free him, " arguing that there were errors in the process; thus, the government will respond as to how the legal process was carried out, meaning that it was in accordance with the established procedure."
Lopez Obrador promised that he will act in a legal manner but warned that he will not permit corruption or any act contrary to the law.
He recalled that two years ago, the government that he heads was confronted with a similar situation with another famous accused criminal when he was also ordered released on a Saturday.
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