Suspect opts not to answerorganized crime prosecutor

Henri Mizrachi,  who spent months avoiding questioning by anti-corruption prosecutors, finally showed up on Monday, April 2 to explain his role in the “New Business” case involving the purchase of Editora Panamá América, S.A. (Epasa) by a group from he  Martinell ZeroCircle  with public funds in the year 2010

Accompanied by his lawyer  Elias Solano, he opted not to answer questions posed by the First Specialized Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime,  opting to take advantage of Article 25 of the Constitution, which says that “no one is required to testify against himself in a criminal, correctional or police investigation.  Mizrachi a director of the Panama Canal Authority (ACPI attended the summons to the investigation only after the Eighteenth Criminal Court granted him bail not to be arrested.

He and co-defendant  Nicolas Corcionne are expected to be fired from the ACP by the Cabinet this week.  Corcionne has fled the country and is the subject of an Interpol Red Alert.