Interrogation of El Chapo Guzman Reveals Mexico's Extensive Prison Corruption Kirsten Silven - The Inquisitr
go to original April 11, 2016

Infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who daringly escaped prison on July 11, utilized a tunnel leading from the only “supermax” maximum-security prison in Mexico, where he'd been held. At least that's the explanation Mexican authorities have given as to how the leader of the Sinaloa cartel escaped prison for the second time. (VICE News)

The name Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is synonymous with corruption, and new details about an interrogation in 2000 by Mexican attorney Jose Antonio Ortega reveal that it goes much deeper than many could have imagined, CNN reports. From the moment Ortega arrived at the prison where El Chapo was being held, it was apparent who was really running the show.

Ortega arrived at the prison to conduct El Chapo’s interrogation at 10 a.m., but it was to be more than 12 hours before the cartel leader finally appeared. Most shockingly, however, it was also clear that prison officials were supporting El Chapo’s delay of the interview.

But the shocks didn’t stop there. Instead of being shown to the regular interrogation room, officials escorted Ortega to a room right next to the prison director’s office. When the door opened and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman finally appeared, Ortega said it felt as though the arrogant drug lord was attending a social gathering – not an interrogation.

Although Ortega said El Chapo was wearing the standard beige uniform that other prisoners were required to wear, that was where any resemblance to behaving like other inmates ended. Instead, Guzman was allowed to roam free, without handcuffs, and the two custodians who accompanied him behaved more like servants than jailers, fetching sodas, coffee and snacks for the group at his order.

“El Chapo owned the prison at that moment,” Ortega told CNN. “It was as if he had invited us to his house. He offered coffee to us, knowing full well the hearing was going to last several hours.”

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