If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of Puerto Rico and is still pending, the Governor may, in his discretion, either surrender him on demand of the Executive Authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in Puerto Rico. History —May 24, 1960, No. 4, p. 4, § 19, eff. 30 days after May 24, 1960.
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