Rescheduled Panama Papers hearing

At the Balboa Theater, the preliminary hearing of 41 people who are allegedly linked to the commission of the crime against the economic order, in the form of money laundering was scheduled for Monday, November 22.

The hearing is presided over by the third judge Baloisa Marquínez of the Third Criminal Court for Liquidation and is held on the alternate date, as it was suspended on September 20  due to a medical incapacity presented by a defense attorney and the presentation of an excuse by another technical defender, who informed the Court that he could not attend due to legal representation commitments, in another process.

According to the Judicial Branch, on September 20, the Court appointed alternate public defenders in order to act as legal representation for the accused, in the event that private attorneys do not attend on the alternate date.

This case, which began with the publications of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), is related to the alleged concealment of illicit funds from executives of the German company Siemens.

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