The family of Edgar ‘La Barbie’ Valdez is speaking out against harsh mistreatment they say their brother is receiving at Altiplano Prison, a maximum security facility in the State of Mexico.

Among the allegations are claims that officials in the Mexican government are conspiring to kill Edgar Valdez. “They’re probably planning an assassination against my brother as we speak,” said Abel Valdez, brother of Edgar Valdez, in a recent interview with the San Antonio Express-News.

“They’re using tactics to keep my brother’s mouth shut because he knows too much,” said Abel Valdez, referring to knowledge of high-level corruption in the Mexican government involving narco-trafficking. Other reports reaffirm this claim.

Abel Valdez also says his brother, a U.S. citizen, has been “punished” by American consular officials who he has spoken with regarding his unsafe conditions.

Mexican federal troops captured Edgar Valdez on Aug. 30. He is awaiting trial in Mexico or extradition to the United States. Valdez has reportedly been on a hunger strike since Sept. 26 in protest of his alleged mistreatment.

See video of Edgar Valdez’s interview with the SSP:

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