Martinelli insider facing two Supreme Court corruption trials
Two corruption cases involving Giselle Burillo the former director of the Authority of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ampyme), have been forwarded by the 16th Criminal Court to the Supreme Court after she sought refuge in Parlacen
Burillo, a former cabinet Minister and member of former president Ricardo Martinelli’s inner circle. is charged with the alleged commission of crimes related to the management of resources and inputs in programs developed by Ampyme.
The decision of the court comes after the former official was elected as a deputy of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) in May.
The first of the files sent by the Sixteenth Criminal Court is related to an audit report which showed anomalies in the process of awarding purchase orders for car rental.
The case is related to the alleged vehicle contract to transport mobile plants, which would be used to give seminars to entrepreneurs of the entity. The case was filed in the office of magistrate Abel Zamorano and the trial date will be from December 2 to 10.
The second process is related to anomalies in the rental of vehicles by Ampyme, and the file will be in charge of Judge Hernán De León with a trial date set for January 13-21, 2019.
The Constitution establishes that the deputies of the National Assembly and of Parlacen can only be investigated and judged by the Supreme Court.
