Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada is eligible for the death penaltythis was the result of his first hearing in the Brian Cogan? The judge who faced Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Genaro Garcia Luna”>Court of Brooklyn, New Yorkthis Friday, September 18.
Although the approach is not definitive and will still begin to be analyzed, in Mexico we wonder about the implications and how the death penalty works in case that is your sentence.
A date on which we will be able to know the progress of this approach will be in three months, January 15, 2025, in accordance with what was set by the judge Brian Cogan.
Said judge has been the subject of criticism due to the different sentences that he has determined, such as life imprisonment for Joaquín ”El Chapo” Guzmán and 38 years in prison for Genaro García Luna.
If the death penalty is determined, discussion would arise again regarding the different sentences between bosses who belonged to the same Sinaloa Cartel.
However, the process will be slow or at least that is what the previous two cases have left as experience since since the arrests, the trial and postponements of the sentence have had periods of months that have finally turned into years.
How does the death penalty work in the United States?
We have three months to analyze the issue but we already ask ourselves How the death penalty works in the United States.
Attorney General Merrick Garland will be the one to authorize if “Mayo” Zambada is ultimately eligible for the death penalty, also known as capital punishment.
Why was “El Chapo” not punished with the death penalty and “El Mayo” does have the possibility?
The fact that Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has not had the punishment of death penalty e Ismael “el Mayo” Zambada If they have that possibility, it has to do with the way in which they were insured by the authorities of USA.
The transfer of “El Chapo” was the product of a extradition agreementin which the possibility of death penalty.
However, the case of “el Mayo”, when he was supposedly kidnapped and handed over to the authorities against his will by a private individual, Joaquín Guzmán Lópezopens the possibility of death penalty.
27 states in the United States have the death penalty
According to various organizations, there are 27 states in the United States that contemplate the death penalty as punishment.
However, Amnesty International points out that the death penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment in all cases regardless of the person or the circumstances of the crime committed.
Furthermore, this punishment constitutes a violation of human rights in accordance with the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Crimes for which the United States punishes with the death penalty
According to Amnesty International, the death penalty does not deter crime, and is irreversible if errors are made in sentencing.
The main crimes for which he punishes with the death penalty are homicides but in total they can be:
- Homicide
- Kidnapping
- Rape
- Genocide
- betrayal of the country
- Inter alia
The United States, the fifth country with the most death penalty executions
The majority of the countries that have implemented them, until 2023, are:
- China
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- USA
How was the death penalty carried out?
The most common ways to carry out the death penalty are:
- Decapitation
- Hanging
- lethal injection
- Firearm
Those awaiting execution through the death penalty are considered to be on “death row.”