The former president of Panama wants his detained children to go to the US and prove their innocence
The Martinelli Linares brothers were arrested while trying to travel to Panama in a private plane.
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“I would like my children go as quickly as possible to the United States because they have to prove their innocence“, Declared Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli upon Luis Enrique and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares, arrested in Guatemala on July 6, 2020 So what The United States asks for extradition in the case Odebrecht.
The Former president also faces trial for political espionage during his term, from 2009 to 2014. It is the second, since in the first he was declared “not guilty”. He could face eight years in prison if his responsibility in the interception of the telecommunications of about 150 people.
He is also charged with the crime of money laundering in a case related to the purchase of a media conglomerate.
The Martinelli Linares brothers were arrested while trying to travel to Panama andn private plane. The indictment indicates that the New York District Attorney’s Office indicts them a crime of conspiracy to commit money laundering and two crimes of information concealment for that purpose, between 2009 and 2015.
In Panama they are charged with money launderingAlthough the country requested them in extradition, Guatemala responded that there is no agreement on the matter between the Central American nations.
The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry has already sent the documents to the United States embassy to formalize the extradition of one of the brothers, Luis Enrique; it is up to the United States government to dictate the delivery times of the detainee.
Regarding Ricardo Alberto, it has not yet been determined whether or not the extradition is granted, due to the appeals that his defense has presented.
With information from EFE.
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