El Chapo promises not to kill any jurors ahead of his trial in court

 Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán promises he won’t kill any jurors seated in his upcoming federal court trial, arguing it’s therefore unnecessary to keep them anonymous and under armed guard as prosecutors have asked.
 Granting special protections to the group "sends the message to each juror that he or she needs to be protected from Mr. Guzmán." From there, the jury members could deduce that Mr. Guzmán is both dangerous and guilty, "wrote the defense lawyer, A. Eduardo Balarezo, in a recently filed motion.   Prosecutors have asked Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Brian Cogan to summon an anonymous jury in the infamous cartel leader's September trial, citing his long history of violence and attempts to crush witnesses. . They also requested that the jurors be partially sequestrated and subjected to armed escort to and from a safe place during the trial for three to four months.
The Sinaloa Cartel leader faces a rash of charges, including criminal enterprise and international cocaine trafficking.  Balarezo says the government is basing its fears on mere allegations of Guzmán’s violent behavior, based on “untested and suspect statements from cooperators seeking to reduce their own sentences.”

The lawyer adds that instead of enlisting an anonymous jury, jurors names could just be kept from the kingpin and media could be barred from reporting their identities.


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