Corruption soap opera reveals government names

Corruption ‘’soap opera’’ reveals government names
A NATIONAL BAR Association (CNA ) Committee which traveled to Italy to study dossiers related to the upcoming corruption trial of Valter Lavítola, discovered the names of Panamanian officials , including President Ricardo Martinelli.

The announcement came Monday, April 22 from the president of the Associartion José Alberto Álvarez, who called on the Public Ministry ( MP ) to appoint a legal representative for the trial that begins in Rome, June 23 .

 The ANC has decided hire a lawyer to represent them as an "observer", reports La Prensa
They, want to know said Álvarez, the extent of involvement the State and Panamanian officials in the purchase of radars, helicopters and a digital map from the Finmeccanica consortium, in which Lavítola exerted a recognized "instrumental" role.
The CNA President questioned the lack of MP interest in the case of the MP, and its premature closing of local research. In contrast, he said, the Government of India constituted in itself a complainant, when affected by the same type of international corruption crime, according to Italian prosecutors.
Martinelli and administration officials have described the process followed in the Lavítola case as an Italian " soap opera" .
lberto Álvarez , adding to the strength of the Public Ministry ( MP ) to appoint a legal representative for Lavítola trial that begins next June 23 in Rome, the ANC decided hire a lawyer to represent them as an "observer " .

This, he said , to know the extent of involvement the State for the purchase of radars, helicopters and a digital map to Finmeccanica consortium, which Lavítola exerted an "instrumental" role , as recognized Panamanian officials involved in it.

CNA President questioned the lack of interest in the case of MP , and have closed "prematurely" local research. In contrast , stressed that the Government of India was constituted in itself complainant , as part affected by the same type of crime under international corruption , according to Italian prosecutors , was consummated in Panama .

Martinelli and administration officials have described the process followed to Lavítola as An Italian “soap opera".