MEXICO CITY: Lawyers for Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have filed a legal challenge against a decision by the foreign ministry to approve his extradition to the United States, a newspaper reported on Friday.
A judge granted him "provisional suspension", meaning that the foreign ministry has 48 hours to present a report justifying its decision, Mexican newspaper El Universal reported.
Mexico´s Foreign Ministry approved Guzman´s extradition to the United States earlier in May, and said it had received guarantees that the death penalty would not be sought against him.
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