For French ministry, skate is not a prisoner of war

The announcement was made by the French Ministry of Justice, for which Noriega can not enjoy that status simply because the country is on trial for crimes that have nothing to do with military action.

The Consul of Panama in France Aristides Gomez said while Noriega is today a “sad and sick old man, suffering from cerebral palsy.

Gomez spent more than two hours with Noriega in the prison of La Sante, south of France, entered the agency Ansa.

Speaking to TVN Panama News from France, Gomez reported that the former dictator presents ” a sad face, very ill and is suffering from paralysis “, which allows you to walk well.

Noriega, 76, asked the French government to extradite him to Panama under the argument that a prisoner of war.

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, predicted that reiterate the extradition request for Noriega, but not until after May 12, when it becomes to review the case.

Noriega, a former Armed Forces chief and dictator of this country, is accused, among other crimes, for the deaths of the “doctor” guerrilla “Hugo Spadafora Panama and Maj. Moises Giroldi, who tried to overthrow him shortly before the U.S. military invasion of 1989.

Noriega was a member of the CIA, but was later accused by the U.S. on drug trafficking and money laundering and spent 20 years in prison in Miami.

The U.S. invaded in 1989 and disbanded the army. (Telam) .- ab-dc-mag29/04/2010 18:51