Growing concern as judge sits on Martinelli file

THERE INCREASING CONCERN in Panama over the lack of action by a Panama Supreme Court judge who, since July 1 has been sitting on a file implicating former president  Ricardo Martinelli., in the Financial Pacific  Scandal, including insider trading.

A detailed report, naming Martinelli, family members and cohorts was forwarded  by the Securities Superintendent to the Court. The judge who has delayed the process was appointed by Martinelli  in 2012.

While Martinelli sits in self imposed exile in Miami, the president of Guatemala was forced out of office by an unanimous decision of the country’s deputies and within 24 hours was on trial for his alleged involvement in a customs scam.

This cartoon appeared in La Prensa, Sunday, August 6.