Walls closing in on Martinelli sons

Panama’s Sixth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor has  an estate linked to Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares , the fugitive son of the former president as part of the investigations related to the payment of bribes by contractors, in exchange for public projects, in the “Blue Apple” investigation.

Knowledgeable sources revealed to La Prensa that the property is on the coast below Colon where he planned to build an urban beach project. The prosecution will move to the site to perform a visual inspection.

Luis Enrique, is the  son of ex-president  Ricardo Martinelli  and is under  investigation for  crimes against the public administration.

Luis Enrique – like his brother Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares – is in Miami, on   a million dollars bail after two weeks  behind bars for remaining in the United States after their  visa was canceled in 2017.

In the Blue Apple, case Luis Enrique has faced , since October, a red Interpol arrest alert, when he did not appear before the prosecutor’s office. both brothers already have – a red alert in the  Odebrecht bribes investigation.

The two brothers  are connected to Blue Apple, because two companies with which they have links would have served as a “basket” to receive bribes. The Supreme Court of has denied them an appeal for constitutional guarantees that sought to cancel a request from the Special Anticorruption Prosecutor of the Odebrecht case to withdraw both of their the electoral criminal safety blanket.

The Court ruled after almost a year that the prosecution asked the Electoral Tribunal in December 2017   to withdraw the jurisdiction. At that time – the Cambio Democrático party, to which they belong, held internal elections.

To dodge arrest Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique were postulated to several positions for  election, although they were not in the country and their whereabouts were unknown.

On December 27, they have a hearing in Miami to resolve their immigration status.