New Business ruling a milestone in Panama – Transparency International

The Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Libertad Ciudadana, Panamanian Chapter of Transparency International, said that ” the ruling in the New Business case in Panama, by Judge Baloisa Marquínez, is a milestone that breaks with the tradition of impunity that has characterized Panamanian justice in cases of grand corruption. ” 

 “The conviction of three defendants as perpetrators and two as facilitators with a degree of authorship in the crime of money laundering, including former President Ricardo Martinelli, sends the correct message: justice must reach everyone,” said Transparency International.

For the organization, the importance of a ruling that “not only identifies the primary culprits of what happened but also sheds light on the banking system, lawyers, accountants, contractors and other actors in the private sector, who acted in collusion to benefit from the resources that belong to all”.