Mammoth reading of evidence continues on day 3 of Odebrecht case

On  Wednesday, September  14 the third day of the preliminary hearing of the Odebrecht case in Panama the prosecutor, continued the marathon reading of the  859-page summary of the case against 50 defendants she seeks to send to trial for corruption including two former presidents: Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela.

During the reading of the first 238 pages the names of several prominent players with alleged links to the investigation, have been revealed including the eldest son of Ricardo Martinelli, currently serving a three-year jail term in the US  after pleading to money laundering allegedly at the behest of his father.                            

It is expected to continue reading the tax hearing with the stories of the framework of the companies created to distribute illicit funds from bribes. Also, the pointing out of the names of the people who received millions in bribes, during the administration of presidents Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019).