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Exactly a year ago, Hoeveler ruled the United States has jurisdiction over the Noriega case, rejecting defense claims of immunity for a head of state. The judge said the State Department never recognized Noriega's political legitimacy...
...Noriega co-counsel Steven Kcllin has noted other potential legal pitfalls in the case, including extreme pretrial publicity and Noriega's links with U.S. intelligence agencies, but U.S. Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh said he was confident the case was solid...
Justice Department spokesperson David Runkel said that Noriega was not formally placed under arrest until the C-130 he was aboard was taking off from Panama. Runkel said U.S. officials decided to make the arrest in American territory...
...Noriega's surrender was met with joyous celebrations in the streets of Panama City and Miami that continued yesterday...
...indictment against Noriega names 15 otherpeople, including the reputed head of the Medellincocaine cartel, Pablo Escobar Gaviria, who isbeing hunted by Colombian authorities...