Do you think Panamas newly extradicted dictator Manuel Noriega had served his time in prison in Miami?”
Former Panamanian general Manuel Noriega became eligible for release from a minimum-security prison in Miami, after serving 17 years on a drug and racketeering sentence. Noriega has spent the past 15 years in a private cell at the facility, where he has access to a television, telephone, and exercise equipment. His attorney Frank Rubino says Noriega will likely remain there for months to come, pending the outcome of a legal battle over extradition. “He is technically released out of the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, but is then in the custody of the United States Marshals,” said Rubino. “It is basically nothing more than a paper transfer. His physical custody remains the same.” Rubino says his legal team is working on an appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the extradition request from France, where the 73-year-old faces money laundering charges. He says the claim will show Noriega has been declared a prisoner of war in the United States and, under the Geneva
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