Judge rules out bail for Martinelli’s fugitive former secretary

Bail is not on the cards for the fugitive former private secretary of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli said Panama judge on Thursday, February  13.

Fifteenth Court Judge Leslie Loaiza did not admit a request for bail in favor of  Adolfo Chichi de Obarrio allegedly linked to crimes against public administration and widely seen as the  “messenger boy” between Martinelli and former PAN directors.

Loaiza stressed in his ruling that it is not mandatory to grant the benefit of bail since when deciding whether to admit or not to assess the legal-criminal situation of the accused and in this case, he is a fugitive from justice.

He added that de Obarrio has not appeared either in the Public Ministry or the court to face the legal process.

Loaiza also recalled that de Obarrio maintains other proceedings in the court, which he has not yet faced.

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