FIFA Scandal: Trinidad & Tobago court postpones Jack Warner extradition hearing

A Trinidad & Tobago court postponed a hearing for former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner’s extradition to the United States on corruption charges until February 19.

Warner, 72, served from 1997-2011 as a vice president of FIFA, soccer’s world governing body.

He appeared briefly in court, but no evidence was heard as both prosecutors and defence attorneys asked the judge for a continuance.

The delay is to allow time for the Trinidad High Court to rule on a motion filed by Warner’s lawyers challenging the legal basis of the extradition bid.

Warner is one of 14 former and present FIFA officials indicted in the United States on a number of charges including corruption and fraud.