Court files Martinelli complaint against judge who sentenced him
A Guarantee Court confirmed the filing of a complaint for the alleged commission of the crime of abuse of authority that Ricardo Martinelli had filed against the liquidating judge, Baloisa Marquínez.
Martinelli’s legal defense had presented an appeal to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office to reactivate the complaint that he had filed last year against Judge Marquínez, after issuing a ruling where he denied the principle of specialty since it had been delivered to the Panamanian authorities. through the Extradition Treaty between Panama and the United States.
Today in the Accusatory Criminal System based in Plaza Ágora, Martinelli’s legal team sought to reactivate the criminal action against the judge, however, the guarantee judge denied the request since the crime presented does not exist.
The sentencing decision was confirmed by the High Court of Liquidation on October 24, 2023.
Currently the Second Criminal Chamber has to resolve an appeal to rule on whether to confirm or revoke the sentence against Martinelli and four other people in the New Business case.
