PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 23 2015 – The United States has formally requested the extradition of former FIFA executive Austin “Jack” Warner.
At an impromptu press conference late Wednesday, Attorney General Garvin Nicholas announced that the extradition request for Warner was now in his hands and the extradition hearing will be held on Monday.
“The process is now for me to examine the documentation and consider the evidence and decide whether to issue the authority to proceed,” Nicholas said.
Warner, 72, has been free on bail after he was provisionally arrested when the U.S. said it would seek his extradition on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
Nicholas sought to assure reporters that there will be no political interference in the matter.
Warner, who is also leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), has charged on numerous occasions that the Government was conspiring to get him out of the country. He has repeatedly said he has no intention of going anywhere without a fight and it will be a “long, hot summer”.
