Au revoir, Manuel Noriega

Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega is one step closer to being extradited to France:

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not reconsider former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega's request to stop his extradition to France on money laundering charges.

The high court turned down Noriega's petition for rehearing without comment…

"There are no options left in the U.S. It's over," (Noriega's lawyer Frank) Rubino said.

In 1989 Noriega was arrested in a U.S. military invasion of Panama and three years later he was convicted for drug trafficking and money laundering. His sentence finished in September 2007 yet he has remained in jail while his status becomes finalized.

Noriega has also been sought by Panamanian authorities that want to retry him for a murder charge that he was already convicted in absentia for.

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Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, Washington Post, CNN