US EditionFormer Panama Leader on Trial over Mega Latin America Corruption Scandal
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Panama City, Panama. Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, assimilated in Colombia, declared himself “innocent” this Monday before a court of charges of having laundered money from the bribes of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. Martinelli, who appeared on video call, began to be tried this Monday in a Panama Criminal Court together with another twenty people, who also rejected the charges, stated the AFP. “I am innocent, I…
Filipino Catholics express outrage over corruption scandal during massive religious procession
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippine capital Friday, with some using the gathering to express outrage over a corruption scandal involving influential legislators. After a midnight mass joined by tens of thousands of worshippers at a seaside park in Manila, the wooden Jesus the Nazarene statue was placed on a four-wh…
In November he was suspended due to the inability to locate the address and to notify the hearing date of former President Martinelli.
This Monday has formally begun the most important corruption trial in Panama's history for the bribes for tenders of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, in which is involved former president Ricardo Martinelli, who appears via telematics from his exile in Colombia.
Panama City, Panama. Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, assimilated in Colombia, declared himself "innocent" this Monday before a court of charges of having laundered money from the bribes of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, confirmed the AFP. Martinelli, who appeared on video call, began to be tried this Monday in Panama together with another twenty people. "I am innocent, I am not responsible," said the ex-mandator of…
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