Judge agrees Noriega extradition

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Source: BBC

A US federal judge has approved the extradition of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to France when his Florida jail sentence ends next month.

Noriega faces 10 years in prison in France on money-laundering charges.

Judge William Turnoff's decision was a formality after a judge last week rejected arguments by Noriega's lawyers that he should be returned to Panama.

Noriega, 73, is due in September to end a 1992 prison term in Miami for drug-trafficking and racketeering.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6967255.stm

[dipsydoodle]

1. That's a news update from last week.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6963131.stm

Superficially I can't even see any changes.

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2. Not many indeed. Just that extradition is now certain.

"He is due to appear before US magistrate William Turnoff on Tuesday when the French request for extradition is expected to progress." (BBC last week)

[dipsydoodle]

4. OK

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5. Cheers!

:toast:
and
:hi: from sunny hot and boiling Italy!

[Old and In the Way]

3. I'd dearly like to hear what he has to say about his dealings with Poppy.

I wonder if he'll have more access to the media or whether he'll be kept incommunicado?