Attorney General Reginald Armour will seek advice from the State’s legal team on the next steps in former FIFA President Jack Warner’s extradition challenge.

It comes after Chief Magistrate Maria Busby Earle-Caddle yesterday acceded to Mr. Warner’s argument against his handover to US authorities to face alleged corruption charges.

Last November, the Privy Council delivered a unanimous ruling that Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, prompting Warner to challenge the constitutionality.

On Monday, Magistrate Earle-Caddle referred Mr. Warner’s question of fairness to the High Court to determine the constitutionality of the extradition request.

“This morning (Monday) the Chief Magistrate ruled that the questions were not frivolous and vexatious in respect of Mr Warner’s complaint on the speciality argument on procedural and fairness and therefore she has referred those questions to the High Court for the High Court to determine the constitutionality of the request of the United States of America, of Trinidad and Tobago to extradite Mr Warner to the United States,” the AG said addressing the issue at a news conference.

AG Armour expressed confusion over the Magistrate’s position.

“The Chief Magistrate went on to make findings of fact which disturbed me and I say that with all due respect because all that was before her was the affidavit of Mr Warner and no evidence from other parties and no cross examination of any body at all, and I have been in touch since the decision was handed down this morning with the legal team representing the Attorney General and the United States of America,” the AG said.