“Prisoner” Ricardo Martinelli facing disciplinary action

Ricardo Martinelli held in El Renacer Prison, far from the stink, noise, and overcrowding of La Joya appears to have forgotten that he is no longer president of  Panama, and is now facing disciplinary action after threatening prison staff.

In a tersely  worded statement  on Sunday, September 29, The Ministry of Government (Mingob), through the Directorate of the Penitentiary System (DGSP),said that :”The prisoner Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, incarcerated in El Renacer  Penitentiary Center ignored Prison Law by making threats of assault to custodial personnel and showing non compliance  with orders issued by the authorities of the Penitentiary  System

“In view of the recorded fact in which the prisoner, between other failures, threatened to physically attack the.prison staff acting on the basis of Law 55 of the Penitentiary System, the  Technical Board of El Renacer will evaluate the facts and proceed to take the corresponding disciplinary actions.

The official press note highlights that “last week we proceeded to ensure a process of visiting El Renacer, including the Alpha house. [Where Martinelli resides with extra comforts]

However, on two occasions the prisoner in question ignored the ordinances, threatening the custodial staff and  locked himself  in the Alpha house along with  the visitors”                 ‘

Martinelli spin doctor and lawyer Luis Eduardo Camacho, said Saturday  that the psychological pressures against the former president had increased. According to Camacho, this affected Martinelli in such a way that he required assistance from the 911 emergency service. “Health problems” have been a frequent issue since Martinelli was extradited from the US on June 11, but examinations bt forensic doctors have not revealed any major concerns