The Martinelli Soap Opera

Although the authorities have had to be more diligent, in order to anticipate the excuses that Ricardo Martinelli usually presents to avoid –as he is accustomed to doing– his judicial processes, the truth is that, in this case, the electoral privileges lend themselves to the evasion Prosecutors and judges should be more proactive in this matter, taking into account the previous conduct of that subject. There have been multiple excuses and this was not going to be the exception. But the election processes in political parties can last all year if every month they call an internal tournament to elect the members of commissions, secretaries, and everything that comes to mind to the owner of the party. It is like playing cat and mouse, because as soon as a new hearing date is established and the master is already calling an election, so the jurisdiction would never end. That is why the political parties –and their most prominent scoundrels– prevent the elimination of electoral jurisdiction because they fear being left unprotected before the law. Perhaps it is a good idea for the court to consider continuing the process with the other defendants and to dedicate special hearings to the star of this soap opera.  – LA PRENSA, Jan. 29.