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CONCERNING ORDER DENYING CONTACT LEGAL VISITS

FOR JOAQUN EL CHAPO GUZMN

OCTOBER 18, 2017 (Washington, DC) Yesterday, the Court denied Mr.
Guzmns Motion for Contact Legal Visits. The principal justification for the denial of the
Motion was that modifications to the legal visiting rooms made by the government would
permit productive attorney-client meetings without risking the security concerns about contact
visits credibly raised by the Government.

According to Mr. Guzmns attorney, A. Eduardo Balarezo, BALAREZO

LAWs founder, This case is already incredibly difficult to defend because of the extremely
harsh conditions imposed by the government and the Court upon Mr. Guzmn. These conditions
include almost complete isolation from other humans except for legal visits and no contact with
his wife or the outside world. In fact, in the eight months that he has been in the United States he
has been allowed one short monitored visit with his sister and daughter. Even then, the
government revoked his sisters visa after that visit and she is no longer able to enter the United
States. Mr. Balarezo continued, Although he has been authorized to send and receive mail and
make phone calls, the authorities are still prohibiting him from doing so. These conditions have
been imposed on him even though not one shred of evidence has been presented against him.
The Courts decision denying Mr. Guzmn and his lawyers the simple ability to be in the same
room further complicates the task of defending him zealously. Mr. Guzmn is clearly
disappointed by the Courts decision.

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and international federal criminal charges. Mr. Balarezo is a highly-regarded and experienced
criminal defense attorney representing clients in the federal courts of Washington DC, New York
and throughout the country.

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