▁the ▁Middle ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁separately ▁from ▁mot ions ▁by ▁J aff e ' s ▁own ▁law y ers , ▁demand ing ▁that ▁J aff e ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁government ▁argued ▁that ▁J aff e ' s ▁ab du ction ▁viol ated ▁the ▁U . S .' ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y ▁with ▁Canada . ▁Florida ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Richard ▁Mart ell ▁counter ed ▁that ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁J aff e ' s ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y ▁would ▁be ▁" a ▁political ▁matter " ▁for ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁courts ▁to ▁decide . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁including ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁George ▁P . ▁Sh ult z ▁and ▁Att orney ▁General ▁William ▁French ▁Smith ▁pet ition ed ▁Florida ▁to ▁release ▁J aff e . ▁Sh ult z ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁Pro b ation ▁and ▁Par ole ▁Committee , ▁" As ▁no ▁good ▁reason ▁appears ▁why ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y ▁was ▁not ▁util ized ▁to ▁secure ▁Mr . ▁J aff e ' s ▁return , ▁it ▁is ▁perfectly ▁understand able ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁is ▁out rag ed ▁by ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁kid n apping , ▁which ▁Canada ▁cons iders ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁and ▁of ▁international ▁law ." ▁However , ▁Mart ell ▁respond ed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁re imb urs ement ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁buy ers ▁who