Ricardo Martinelli Disqualified As A Presidential Candidate

2024-03-05 04:25:52

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The Electoral Court on Monday March 4th announced
the disqualification of Ricardo Martinelli as a candidate for the presidency of the Republic, for the Realizing Goals and Alliance parties, regarding the general elections on May 5th.
The "unanimous" decision was made after the
judges of the Electoral Court held a 10-hour session,
where they analyzed the sentencing resolution against the former president of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli, for the crime of money laundering in the purchase of
Editora Panamá América
(Epasa), in the New Business case.
The
Electoral Court
confirmed that on Monday March 4th it received a copy of the final sentence regarding Mr. Martinelli,
the sentence of more than 10 years in prison for the crime of money laundering.
In addition, Martinelli must pay a fine of $19.2 million within one year

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