Mexican court OKs appeal seeking to protect druglord from extradition to U.S.

A Mexican court said on Friday that it has authorized a protection appeal which was made to prevent the fugitive druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera from being extradited to the United States.

The Sinaloa Cartel leader's defense lawyers presented the protection request on Wednesday to a criminal court in Mexico City.

On Friday, the same court acknowledged the claimant's request and granted a suspension of the extradition order, according to a file published on the website of the Federal Judicial Council, the highest legal entity in Mexico.

This ruling, which will stand until Aug. 26, was presented one day after another Mexico City court issued an arrest warrant for Guzman with the purpose of extraditing him to the United States as the U.S. government demanded in June.

Gutzman's lawyers argued that their protection appeal aims to guard against violations of their client's human rights and will seek to revoke the arrest warrant.

"El Chapo" is now one of the most wanted men in the world since he successfully escaped through a hole in the shower area of his cell on July 11, his second escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico.

The Mexican government said it will use all its technological, human and economic resources to discover the whereabouts of the druglord.

To date, the Mexican authorities have made no breakthrough in locating "El Chapo" after a series of actions. They are offering a reward of around 3.8 million U.S. dollars for Guzman's recapture.

The authorities are also distributing flyers on highways all over the country with three photographs of the drug leader. Colombia's military experts are also lending a hand.

Meanwhile, the United States has offered a reward of 5 million U.S. dollars for any news of "El Chapo". Endit