Supreme Court calls for lifting of 34 deputies immunity
AYU PRADO, president of Panama’s Supreme Court has asked the Electoral Tribunal lift the immunity from prosecution of34 elected deputies.
The measure arises due to a lawsuit filed by lawyer Ernesto Cedeño over the use of $403 million dollars or local handouts by deputies during the administration of Ricardo Martinelli.
The information was confirmed by Magda Ceballos, General Secretary of the Electoral Tribunal reports La Prensa.
She said that the request was sent via email to the judges of the TE, who will now have to decide each case separately.
In the following link, you can read the full complaint filed by the attorney Cedeño.
Asked by telephone, the Cedeño that his hopewould be to lift the immunity of the 34 electoral deputies mentioned in its application.
The deputies named are:
FRANCISCO ALEMÁN MOLIRENA,YANIBEL ABREGO CAMBIO DEMOCRÁTICO, CARLOS AFÚ CD, RONNY ARAÚZ CD, LEANDRO ÁVILA PRD, DALIA BERNAL CD, DANA CASTAÑEDA CD, FERNANDO CARRILLO CD, ARISTIDES DE ICAZA CD,RUBÉN FRÍAS CD,SERGIO GÁLVEZ CD, VIDAL GARCÍA CD,RAÚL HERNÁNDEZ CD,ABSALÓN HERRERA CD, NELSON JACKSON CD, MARIO LAZARUS CD, MARIO MILLER CD, JOSÉ MUÑOZ CD, NORIEL SALERNO CD, EDWIN ÚÑIGA CD,MARILYN VALLARINO CD,SALVADOR REAL CD, ELÍAS CASTILLO PRD, IRASEMA DE DALE PRD, CRESCENCIA PRADO PRD,
BENICIO ROBINSON PRD, RUBÉN DE LEÓN PRD, RAÚL PINEDA PRD, CRISPIANO ADAMES PRD, LUIS EDURADO QUIRÓZ PANAMEÑISMO, JUAN M. RÍOS PANAMEÑISMO,MIGUEL SALAS PANAMEÑISMO, ADOLFO VALDERRAMA PANAMEÑISMO JOSÉ LUIS VARELA PANAMEÑISMO
