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This part was interesting though:
So it seems that up until today or maybe last Wednesday (but definitely in May) Manatt was still insisting to the Miami Herald that it's client was the GOJ. I guess the Attorney-General's letter to Manatt got lot in the mail or maybe it didn't have the correct letterhead.
Posted on Wednesday, 05.12.10
Jamaica PM admits role against US drug extradition
BY MIKE MELIA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Jamaica's prime minister has acknowledged authorizing a lobbying firm to help the government contest a U.S. extradition request for a prominent Jamaican community leader accused of drug and arms trafficking.
A senior opposition leader urged Prime Minister Bruce Golding to resign Wednesday after Golding notified parliament that he sanctioned the lobbying effort against the extradition of Christopher Coke.
A U.S. indictment accuses "Dudus" Coke of leading a gang with members in Jamaica and the United States that sold marijuana and crack cocaine in the New York area and elsewhere and funneled profits back to Coke. His name has been included on a U.S. Justice Department list of the world's most dangerous drug kingpins......
Jamaica PM admits role against US drug extradition
BY MIKE MELIA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Jamaica's prime minister has acknowledged authorizing a lobbying firm to help the government contest a U.S. extradition request for a prominent Jamaican community leader accused of drug and arms trafficking.
A senior opposition leader urged Prime Minister Bruce Golding to resign Wednesday after Golding notified parliament that he sanctioned the lobbying effort against the extradition of Christopher Coke.
A U.S. indictment accuses "Dudus" Coke of leading a gang with members in Jamaica and the United States that sold marijuana and crack cocaine in the New York area and elsewhere and funneled profits back to Coke. His name has been included on a U.S. Justice Department list of the world's most dangerous drug kingpins......
This part was interesting though:
In his statement, Golding said that Manatt, Phelps & Phillips registered Jamaica as its client without the appropriate authorization from the government.
The law firm insisted Wednesday that it was employed by the government of Jamaica, through an intermediary, to assist with matters including existing treaty agreements between the U.S. and Jamaica. The lobbying assignment ended Feb. 8 and was first publicly disclosed in Jamaica the following month.
The law firm insisted Wednesday that it was employed by the government of Jamaica, through an intermediary, to assist with matters including existing treaty agreements between the U.S. and Jamaica. The lobbying assignment ended Feb. 8 and was first publicly disclosed in Jamaica the following month.
) the Chinese are going pull out?
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