9/25/2011

French Court Grants Bail to Manuel Antonio Noriega in Paris


Πηγή: Panama Guide
By Don Winner
Sep. 24 2011


The Chancellery of the Republic and lawyers for the former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega have chosen to remain silent in response to a French court decision yesterday to grant Noriega bail, who is currently in prison in Paris for money laundering. This Friday, the judge Henri Moyen informed Noriega he had been granted bail as of 1 October 2011, and that he would be extradited to Panama, according to international news agencies. However, he explained Noriega will remain in the La Santé prison in Paris until 16 November 2011, until the second of three requests for extradition from Panama have been resolved by the French judicial authorities. The former general is service a seven year sentence in France for money laundering. Noriega's lawyers in Panama said they will not comment until his client's legal situation is clarified. The Foreign Ministry also had no statement. Noriega faces convictions in Panama for the deaths of Hugo Spadafora, Moisés Giroldi, and Heliodoro Portugal. (Prensa)

Editor's Comment: So, he's been granted bail, but only so he can be extradited to Panama. He will remain in custody until France gets done doing the paperwork and coordination on the other two extradition requests, which they can't simply ignore.

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