Supreme Court date for Martinelli land grab case

ANOTHER of the quiver of cases awaiting fugitive ex-president Ricardo Martinelli is set to be heard in Panama’s Supreme Court on April 10, at 10:00 a.m. although he may be otherwise engaged.

The imputation hearing is  for the Bahía Honda case, where he is facing charges  of

crimes against individual freedom, extortion and influence peddling in the province of Veraguas, in the alleged occupation of 70 hectares in the community of Pixvae.

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice fixed the date at the request of the prosecuting magistrate Abel Zamorano.

The case arises from the complaint filed by Donaldo Sousa Guevara on behalf of Aurelio Camaño Hernández

The Judge of Guarantees is Harry Diaz.

Martinelli will be notified by international legal assistance in the Miami Federal prison where he has been detained since June 12. last year facing an extradition process to face trial for illegal wiretapping of political opponent, journalists. Judges and businessmen.