Jack Warner has appointed the man who represented Moors murderer Myra Hindley to defend him against accusations of taking a $10 million bribe.
The former Fifa vice-president has retained QC Ed Fitzgerald, 61, who also defended Maxine Carr, who served a three-year prison sentence for perverting the course of justice during the investigation into the Soham murders, as well as former Imam of the Finsbury Park Mosque Abu Hamza.
Jack Warner speaks during an Independent Liberal Party community meeting on June 11, 2015 in Surrey, Trinidad And Tobago
Fitzgerald, a staunch opponent of capital punishment, has also defended several members of the IRA and one of the killers of James Bulger.
Warner, who is fighting extradition to the US, is accused of taking the payment in exchange for voting for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup. The US justice department has indicted Warner on eight counts of corruption.
Fitzgerald is renowned for defending some of the most despised people in society. Explaining why he does so, the barrister told The Guardian in 2007 “everyone is entitled to a fair trial.” He added: “It would be terrible if we stopped defending people because they're unpopular. The legal process is an attempt to civilise our emotions of revenge. Anything that's against lynch law seems to me to be a good thing."
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) is greeted by delegates after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency as FIFA Executive member Issa Hayatou (L) looks on in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) is greeted by delegates after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency as FIFA Executive member Issa Hayatou (L) looks on in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan talks during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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FIFA Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan talks during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 29: FIFA Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan talks during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Joseph S. Blatter celebrates as he is re-elected as FIFA President after Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the second vote during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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FIFA Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan leaves after his speech during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Foreground-L) shakes hands with UEFA president Michel Platini after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Foreground-L) shakes hands with UEFA president Michel Platini after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Jibril Al Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Football Association (front) shakes hands with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter (2nd R) during the 65th FIFA Congress on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as vote counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Officials sift through ballots as vote counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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Officials open ballot boxes as vote counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Officials open ballot boxes as vote counting got underway following the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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A delegate casts his ballot in the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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The delegate from Switzerland casts his ballot in the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay shakes hands with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter after becoming FIFA Vice-President during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA via Getty Images)
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Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay shakes hands with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter after becoming FIFA Vice-President during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (credit:Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA via Getty Images)
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The Niger delegate casts his ballot in the vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter, 79, is being challenged by Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president. The prince, strongly backed by Europe's football powers, has campaigned on the need for change at the top of the scandal-tainted body. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 29: Joseph S. Blatter celebrates as he is re-elected as FIFA President after Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan (not pictured) withdrew from the second vote during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) is greeted by delegates after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency as FIFA Executive member Issa Hayatou (L) looks on in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL BUHOLZER (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time Friday after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round.AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL BUHOLZER (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHAEL BUHOLZER via Getty Images)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 29: Joseph S. Blatter (L) is congratulated by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke of France as he is re-elected as FIFA President after Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the second vote during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 29: Joseph S. Blatter celebrates with Isha Johansen of Sierra Leone as he is re-elected as FIFA President after Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the second vote during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA via Getty Images)