Panamanian ex-leader Martinelli remains in the Nicaraguan Embassy after window to leave expired

Panama’s safe-passage to Nicaragua for former president expires, leaving him in limbo

In a dramatic turn of events, former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli finds himself caught in a high-stakes diplomatic standoff after his safe-passage permit that would have allowed him to leave for Nicaragua expired Thursday at midnight, leaving him stranded in…

Panamanian ex-leader Martinelli remains in the Nicaraguan Embassy after window to leave expired

Panama’s ex-President Ricardo Martinelli remains inside the Nicaraguan Embassy more than a year after he first entered and a week after Panama said it would allow him to leave

Panama's safe passage to Nicaragua for ex-president Martinelli expires

PANAMA CITY - The safe passage granted by Panama to its former President Ricardo Martinelli so he can travel to Nicaragua expired at midnight on Thursday after the Nicaraguan government did not respond within the set timeframe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Panama reported this Friday that at midnight on Thursday the safe conduct it granted to former President Ricardo Martinelli to travel to his asylum in Nicaragua, without Daniel Ortega’s government agreeing to receive him on the grounds that it was an “embossed.” Martinelli, a 73-year-old multimillion-dollar businessman, was waiting for Managua’s endorsement to leave the Nicaraguan Embassy in Panama City, where he took refuge on February 7, 2024 …

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, sentenced for money laundering to 10 years in prison and held for a little more than a year at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama, described as a “trap”...

The Nicaraguan government said it did not understand why Interpol had issued a red card to arrest the former president immediately