Deputy Prosecutor Facing Corruption Charges

Panama’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Office is appealing the decision of  Judge of Guarantees, Carlos Fajardo, in a corruption case involving the deputy prosecutor of the Public Ministry (MP) in La Chorrera who is facing corruption charges and has been placed under country arrest and ordered to report twice a month.  The precautionary measure was requested by his lawyer but The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, represented by Jacinto Pérez, wants provisional detention  for the accused.

The appeals hearing will be on  February 13 at 10 a.m.