Judge rules that El Chapo cannot hug his wife at trial
Trial expected to start Tuesday
It’s been about two years since Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has hugged his wife and he’s going to have to wait at least until his trial is over — if he’s ever going to be able to again.
Attorneys for Guzman, who pleaded not guilty to charges that he oversaw a violent drug cartel, asked U.S. District Court Judge Brian Cogan to grant the alleged kingpin a “humanitarian gesture” of letting Guzman hug his wife.
A letter from the defense attorney argued that, “an embrace with the railing between them would not pose a threat to security.”