Martinelli Interpol red alert

While ex president Ricardo Martinelli was preparing to celebrate American Independence Day in Miami, the city he fled to over a year ago, a red alert for his arrest was on its way to Interpol.

It left the office of Judge Jerome Mejía, who I presiding over the case against   Martinelli on Friday July 1

This was confirmed by National Police Director Omar Pinzón and Harry Díaz, who is prosecuting the case.

Diaz sent a request for the red alert to Mejía Friday.

Diaz based the request on the order issued by the plenum of the Supreme Court on Dec. 21. The former president faces charges related to illegal surveillance carried out by the National Security Agency.

According to Diaz, the red alert is complementary to the request for extradition Mejia presented to the Foreign Ministry May 26.