NEW : Judge issues ` ` certificate of innocence '' ; Noriega 's lawyer refuses to fight . Judge wants him extradited to serve a money - laundering sentence . Ex - Panamanian businessman is set to get out of federal prison September 9 . Critics have said he should be returned to Panama .
NEW : Judge issues `` certificate of extraditability '' ; Noriega 's lawyer vows to fight . France wants him extradited to serve a money-laundering sentence . Ex-Panamanian dictator is set to get out of federal prison September 9 . Lawyers have argued he should be returned to Panama .