Manuel Noriega, former ruler of Panama, sent to jail by French judge
This article is a summary of reporting by The Guardian. Originally published April 27, 2010.
Following his transfer from a federal correctional facility in the United States, Manuel Noriega was ordered to jail by a French judge to face pending money-laundering charges. The legal action centered around allegations that Noriega had used Panamanian intelligence connections and banking channels to wash proceeds for Colombia's Medellín cartel in Parisian real estate. His defense team argued against his extradition and detention, asserting his status as a prisoner of war from the 1989 invasion of Panama. The proceedings represented another major development in the international prosecution of the former dictator.
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French authorities ordered the detention of former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega following his extradition from the United States.
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