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Wednesday 18 May 2016

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Second Mexican judge approves
“El Chapo” Guzman’s extradition

Charlie Lowthian-Rickert, a transgender female, is comforted by E. EDUARDO CASTILLO  In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El
her dad Chris Rickert as her mom Anne Lowthian, right, after Associated Press Chapo” Guzman is escorted by army soldiers to a waiting heli-
speaking beside Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould during MEXICO CITY (AP) — A copter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City, after he was recap-
an announcement in the foyer of the House of Commons on second Mexican judge tured from breaking out of a maximum security prison in Mexico.Â
Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, regarding has ruled that the extradi-
legislation on gender identity and gender expression. tion of drug lord Joaquin Associated Press
“El Chapo” Guzman to the
Associated Press United States can go for- latest judge’s decision on ferred to a prison in Juarez
ward, judicial authorities Friday and now awaits the near the U.S. border in
Canada introduces announced Monday. foreign ministry’s decision. what the government said
The process still awaits ap- He said if the government had to do with new efforts
bill to protect proval of Mexico’s foreign approves extradition they to improve security at Alti-
ministry and it can be ap- will pursue an injunction. plano.
transgender people pealed. “We are going to do it, but Rodriguez, Guzman’s law-
The judge’s decision was not right away, because yer, is working for his trans-
ROB GILLIES would, if passed, make it il- on an extradition request it’s a process you have to fer back to Altiplano, argu-
Associated Press legal to prevent someone from a federal court in fight with arguments,” he ing that the transfer hurt
TORONTO (AP) — Cana- from getting a job or to dis- Texas. Last week, another said. “We have 30 days.” his defense because the
dian Prime Minister Justin criminate in the workplace judge made the same de- Guzman was arrested in judge handling the case
Trudeau has put forward a on the basis of gender termination on a separate January after almost six is near Altiplano and hun-
bill to extend human rights identity or gender expres- extradition request from a months on the run fol- dreds of miles from Juarez.
protections to transgender sion. It also expands hate federal court in California. lowing his escape from a He said a judge told them
Canadians. speech laws to include The second decision starts maximum security prison Guzman could be returned
Justice Minister Jody Wil- gender identity and gen- another 20-day period dur- through a mile-long tunnel to Altiplano if prison author-
son-Raybould said Tues- der expression. ing which the foreign minis- that opened to the floor of ities determine the condi-
day the law is necessary to Similar legislation has pre- try can decide to allow the his shower. tions are right. They were
make it unequivocal that viously failed to pass Par- extradition. If it approves He had already escaped waiting to hear from the
transgender persons have liament several times, in- the extradition, Guzman’s once before in 2001 and government.
the right to live free from cluding last year. But when lawyers would have 30 spent more than a decade Earlier Monday, Rodriguez
discrimination, Trudeau was elected late days to appeal, making it as one of the world’s most said in a radio interview
last year and he appointed possible that the extradi- wanted fugitives until he that Guzman’s wife, Emma
hate propaganda and Wilson-Raybould, tion of the leader of the was recaptured in 2014. Coronel visited Guzman in
hate crimes. The proposal he made it a part of her Sinaloa cartel could still be After his latest capture, au- the Juarez prison recently.
comes amid a U.S. debate mandate to introduce the months away. thorities returned him to the Authorities have said Guz-
about transgender bath- legislation. The Foreign Relations De- same Altiplano prison of man can be held safely
room policies that limit rest- “Everyone deserves to live partment said in a state- the brazen tunnel escape. in Juarez where like in Alti-
room use to people based free of stigma & persecu- ment later Monday that it They said they had rein- plano he is under 24-hour
on their birth sex. tion, no matter who they had received the judge’s forced the prison’s security. surveillance through cam-
Asked what her message are or whom they love,” notification and that it has But earlier this month, Guz- eras in his cell and on the
to America is, Wilson-Ray- Trudeau tweeted. 20 work days to consider man was suddenly trans- helmets of his guards.q
bould said: “This is a mes- His government has the the request.
sage to all Canadians that majority of seats in the The courts said Monday
we live in a time where House of Commons so it will that the second case is re-
discrimination in any form likely pass there. After that lated to charges for con-
is completely unaccept- it will go to the unelected spiracy to import and dis-
able.” Senate.q tribute cocaine and mari-
The Canadian legislation juana, money laundering,
arms possession and mur-
der.
Guzman faces charges
from seven federal prose-
cutors in the U.S., including
Chicago, New York, Miami
and San Diego.
Jose Refugio Rodriguez,
one of Guzman’s lawyers,
said Monday that their
team was notified of the