Mexico: 'Unfair' - Culiacan citizens react to El Chapo's life sentence

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SOT, Juan de Dios Valenzuela, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "It's a mistake. It's a mistake as a human because he did not take anything away from anyone. He had things with sacrifice because it never was easy to accomplish this work that these people have accomplished. Not any person gets involved in this. You need a lot of bravery to do so."
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SOT, Juan de Dios Valenzuela, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "It is clear because he is also my countryman, so I think it is not possible."
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SOT, Brianda Arredondo, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "Well, it is unfair to me, it is too much to me, what they are doing. Yes, he did bad things, we all know it but it's a bit unfair and too long."
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SOT, Brianda Arredondo, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "It is more unfair that they have extradited him there. I think they would have sentenced him here in his country."
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SOT, Maria Valencia, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "Well, it would be severe, but in one way or another he has to pay. But giving him a lot of time, jail time, would be unfair."
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SOT, Maria Valencia, Culiacan citizen (Spanish): "He helped many people. So it would be unfair if he stayed in jail for a long time."
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SCRIPT
Culiacan citizens accused the life sentence plus 30 years given to Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman by a US judge of being "unfair," while speaking in the Mexican city on Wednesday.
US district Judge Brian Cogan imposed the sentence of life plus 30 years, which was compulsory under the law, at a federal court hearing in New York City on Wednesday.
"It's a mistake. It's a mistake as a human because he did not take anything away from anyone," said citizen Juan de Dios Valenzuela. "He had things with sacrifice because it never was easy to accomplish this work that these people have accomplished."
"It is unfair to me, it is too much to me, what they are doing. Yes, he did bad things, we all know it but it's a bit unfair and too long," said citizen Brianda Arredondo.
"He helped many people. So it would be unfair if he stayed in jail for a long time," said citizen Maria Valencia.
62-year-old Guzman was convicted in February of 10 counts including international distribution of heroin and cocaine as well as use of firearms and money laundering.