"There's no way Mexico can really extradite him based on any requests from the Department of Justice or the U.S. without going through the process in Mexico."

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"I can't help but question if the timing of this was a way to deflect in the press from all the other things going on," said Juan Masini of Masini Global Group, a former Justice Department official at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

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"Theoretically the (Guzmán) lawyers could waive a hearing and the Mexican government could send him right away," Masini said. "But if he wants to fight it, under Mexican law he is entitled to challenge a lot of procedures. It could take years."

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"I can't help but question if the timing of this was a way to deflect in the press from all the other things going on," said Juan Masini of Masini Global Group, a former Justice Department official at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

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While U.S. authorities hoped Mexico might extradite Guzman to face drug charges there, Pena Nieto'ʹs administration scoffed at the idea,

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"Ellos (los mexicanos) no quieren ser vistos como un país que cede a los caprichos de Estados Unidos".

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"They can challenge the judge, challenge the probable cause, challenge the procedure," said Juan Masini, former U.S. Department of Justice attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.

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"No puedo evitar preguntarme si el momento de hacer esto fue una forma de desviar a la prensa de todas las otras cosas que ocurren", dijo Juan Masini, de Masini Global Group, ex miembro del Departamento de Justicia en la embajada estadounidense en México.

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El ex fiscal federal de Estados Unidos, Juan M. Masini, dijo que hay voluntad para la implementación del órgano que luchará contra la corrupción, pero no es suficiente porque preocupa el tiempo que está tardando y la controversia para sacar la reglamentación secundaria.

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Juan Masini, former U.S. Department of Justice attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, said the extradition process could be drawn out over a period of months.

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"I can't help but question if the timing of this was a way to deflect in the press from all the other things going on," said Juan Masini of Masini Global Group, a former Justice Department official at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.