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Trinidad Court Permanently Blocks U.S. Extradition of Ex-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner

A treaty gap led the court to deem the U.S. request procedurally invalid.

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner talks to the media outside Hall of Justice in the capital Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva/File photo
Warner, who was banned for life by Fifa in 2015, said “my life can now begin afresh”

Overview

  • Justice Karen Reid of Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court issued a permanent stay on Warner’s extradition proceedings on Sept. 23.
  • The ruling followed defense arguments that no formal extradition agreement exists with the United States, an assertion the state’s attorney did not oppose.
  • Warner was charged in a 47-count U.S. indictment in 2015 alleging racketeering and bribery tied to long-running FIFA corruption probes.
  • A 2020 U.S. filing alleged he received $5 million to support Russia’s successful bid to host the 2018 World Cup, allegations he denies.
  • He previously lost a 2022 appeal before the Privy Council in London, and he remains free in Trinidad and Tobago with no domestic charges pending.