The notorious Mexican drug lord said in court Monday he will not testify in his own defense at his federal trial
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán will not testify in his own defense at his federal trial. In a rare moment speaking in court Monday, the 61-year-old said he will follow his attorneys’ advice and decline to take the stand.
Guzmán has pleaded not guilty to 17 counts, including drug trafficking and money laundering charges. El Chapo’s lawyers plan to call the first of their two witnesses Tuesday, after prosecutors rested their case on Monday, reports CBS News’ Jericka Duncan.
There was another dramatic moment at the courthouse in Brooklyn on Monday when the actor who plays El Chapo on television, showed up in court. Alejandro Edda seemed almost starstruck by his face-to-face encounter with the infamous drug kingpin he plays in the Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico.”
“He was just right there – that’s the man, Señor Guzman,” Edda said.
