In a hearing that lasted two and a half hours, Judge Jerónimo Mejía -acting as judge of guarantees-denied seven appeals for absolute nullity filed by the defense of former President Ricardo Martinelli, in the process that is followed by the illegal interception of communications. They perform medical procedure on Ricardo …
The Second Superior Court reported on the afternoon of this Wednesday, July 4, that it decided to revoke the release bond in favor of businessman Gabriel Btesh , who is not in Panama. Prosecutor requests that Gabriel Btesh be set bail in the New Business case Gabriel Btesh and his …
José Luis ‘Popi’ Varela, member of the Panameñista Party and brother of the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, plans to become a plaintiff in the case of alleged telephone interceptions without judicial authorization and two crimes of fraud against former President Ricardo Martinelli. In the afternoon of yesterday, …
The Panamanian deputy José Luis Varela announced that he will sue former Panamanian governor Ricardo Martinelli , who is being prosecuted for the alleged commission of crimes against the inviolability of secrecy and the right to privacy and embezzlement, in the so-called case of punctures The new tactics of the …
The Ministry of Government (Mingob) reported that to date the Directorate General of the Penitentiary System has not received documentation from Ricardo Martinelli , detained in El Renacer , which requires the authenticity established by the procedures for verification of signatures. Former President Martinelli maneuvers to delay court proceedings Chronicle …
Two associations of journalists in Panama denounced today that the Police prevented two local channels from covering the former President Ricardo Martinelli, in preventive detention for alleged espionage, which constitutes “a serious and unacceptable violation of fundamental guarantees.” The National Council of Journalists and the Forum of Journalists for Freedom …
The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice unanimously denied the request of former President Ricardo Martinelli to replace the measure of provisional detention imposed by that entity as part of the process that is followed by the interception of communications during his administration. Little call to support former president …
‘President Juan Carlos Varela knew about wiretapping when he shared a government alliance with then President Ricardo Martinelli.’ Who revealed this information is the today deputy Ana Matilde Gómez, who at the beginning of the last administration served as Attorney General of the Nation until December 2014. As a deputy of …
On the morning of today, the case of Ricardo Martinelli for the punctures will have his third hearing in less than eight days. Judicial organ reports that it has everything ready for hearing Martinelli Substitutes will define if Ricardo Martinelli will continue in El Renacer Ricardo Martinelli and the lifestyle …
The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) held a hearing on Tuesday to review the personal precautionary measures of former President Ricardo Martinelli , currently provisionally detained for the possible commission of crimes against the inviolability of secrecy and the right to privacy , and against public administration …
A group of supporters of former President Ricardo Martinelli , who arrived in Panama extradited from the United States, met on Monday morning, June 11, in the vicinity of the Tocumen International Airport and the Supreme Court of Justice. Ricardo Martinelli arrived in Panama, extradited from the United States The …
The former president of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli , arrived on Monday, June 11, to Panama, extradited from the United States, to answer for accusations of espionage from the National Security Council , in the last two years of his government. He was immediately examined by medical personnel and subsequently …
The comptroller of the Republic, Federico Humbert, yesterday ordered the total suspension of the payments of the 080 payroll, in a new episode of the struggle between the Comptroller General of the Republic and the National Assembly. This form had been raised from $ 4,000 to $ 30,000 per month …
The Anti-Corruption Public Prosecutor’s Office charged six people for the alleged commission of crimes against the public administration , as part of the investigation carried out by that office for alleged irregularities in the televised bingo Buko Millonario contract. Supreme Court endorses proceedings in Buko Millionaire case Case Buko Millonario …
THE DEFENSE OF MARTINELLI OUTLINED THE POLITICAL ARGUMENT BEFORE JUDGE EDWIN TORRES AND EVEN BEFORE ANOTHER COURTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS SUSTAINED ‘ AT HIS JUDGMENT, WHY DOES RICARDO MARTINELLI DECIDE TO WAIVE HIS APPEAL TO EXTRADITION? There is a confusion. Mr. Martinelli has never appealed the extradition …
The ex-director of the now defunct National Assistance Program (PAN) Rafael Guardia Jaén betrayed Adolfo Chichi De Obarrio, former private secretary of former president Ricardo Martinelli. + info They support agreement to Rafael Guardia Jaén in case of Christmas bags He said that he received economic benefits through him, who …
The strategy of the new defense team of former President Ricardo Martinelli is to remove the process of telephone jabs-for which Panama has requested his extradition-from the legal plan and center it on a supposed persecution on the part of the current president, Juan Carlos Varela. The lawyers Inna Shapovalov …
Currently, our country’s prisons house more than 15,000 people deprived of their liberty. The state of the same does not facilitate reintegration into society. It is a fact that in our country some prisons, such as La Joya and La Joyita , present problems because they do not cover the …
The former Minister of Public Safety José Raúl Mulino , justified this Monday, May 28, the letter of former President Ricardo Martinelli – currently a prisoner in Miami – where he confesses that he followed the instructions of the US intelligence agency and that he served 100% of the interests …
Seven other people were investigated and investigated by the Second Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime, which accused them of the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering in the investigation that seeks to establish the possible nexuses of the Mossack Fonseca (MF) firm and the management of money “of …
The general director of the National Police, Omar Pinzón, will leave his post from this Friday, June 1 and will take refuge in his retirement. Alonso Vega Pino is the new deputy director of the National Police Pinzón since last year was retired, however, remained in the institution, because according …
by James “JB” Bryson These stories do and will continue to dominate the PON.com site, as until we as both true Panamanians as well as the ex-pats that now call this country home, see a decrease in the massive amounts of “pay to play” incidents that occur in a country …
The deputies Manuel Cohen (Herrera) and Dana Castañeda (Coclé) accumulate the greater amount of money exchanged in cash or deposited in private banks of funds coming from their circuits (2009-2014), according to an audit of the Comptroller General of the Republic to the communal boards. For this, the deputies used …
by James “JB” Bryson I am quite fascinated with the whole scenario around the multiple yearlong detention, subsequent firing of his attorneys, and the pending return of former president and polarizing figure of Ricardo Martinelli. I have always been of the opinion that Varela has been opportunistic, and tries so …
Assuming that the dismissals of Ricardo Martinelli’s attorneys have been presented in the United States to the Court of Appeals of Atlanta, this entity must accept the waiver of the habeas corpus appeal, and the waiver of the opposition to the appeal of the bail filed by the federal prosecutors …
Former President Ricardo Martinelli “voluntarily” withdrew his appeals to US courts to facilitate his extradition to Panama from Miami , where he has been detained since June 12, 2017. This is stated in the motion that his lawyer John Byrne presented late last afternoon before the Federal Court of Appeals …
Without a visible bank refinancing certification, Riccardo Francolini – who was benefited yesterday with a bail of $ 100 thousand in the Financial Pacific case – paid a loan of $ 8.5 million in 9 months . The money was requested on loan to buy a ” Plug & Grind …
Former President Ricardo Martinelli , who has been detained in Miami since June 12, has decided not to obstruct the process of his extradition to Panama. The bail hearing for Martinelli will be on July 19 in Miami Decision to grant bail to Martinelli, temporarily suspended ‘There are reasons to …
The seventh anticorruption prosecutor, Leyda Sáenz, ordered yesterday the preventive detention of merchant Riccardo Francolini for alleged anomalies in transactions made through the Jal Offshore company in the Financial Pacific (FP) brokerage house. Francolini, who is being investigated for allegedly committing the crime of money laundering, was transferred to the …
The Second Special Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime announced on Tuesday May 22 that performs nine search proceedings, nine conductions and the respective investigations of ten accused, who have been charged with the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering , as part of the investigation that seeks to …