Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Former Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega Extradited To France For Drug Laundering



Manuel Noriega Extradited To France On Money-Laundering Charges -- Times Online

Manuel Noriega appeared before a French judge today as he was formally notified that he had been placed under arrest in France on charges of money laundering following his extradition from the US.

The former Panamanian dictator ousted by US troops in 1989 appeared ''very weak'' as the charge sheet was read out to him in the main courthouse in Paris, according to MaƮtre Olivier Metzner, one of his lawyers. The 74-year-old suffers from hemiplegia, a condition of partial paralysis usually brought on by a stroke.

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More News On The Extradition Of Manuel Noriega To France

Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega 'to claim diplomatic immunity' -- The Telegraph
Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges -- New York Times
US Extradites Former Panamanian Leader Noriega to France -- Voice of America
Panama's Noriega is extradited from US -- BBC
Manuel Noriega - from US friend to foe -- The Guardian
General Manuel Noriega: a profile -- The Telegraph
Key dates for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega -- AP

My Comment: Before there was a Hugo Chavez .... there was a Manuel Noriega.

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