Ochestrated justice for Herrera former TE Judge

“TODAY they condemned a woman for telling the truth," said Balbina Herrera after being sentenced for releasing e-mails from President Ricardo Martinelli related to contracts with Italian companies.

In addition to a penalty of three years in prison, Herrera will not be able to hold public office for three years after her release.

"I want to say to the country, to everyone, to the opposition and to the independents, that “Today they condemned a woman for telling the truth,", said Herrera.
She has filed an appeal but pledged to serve her sentence if it is not successful says La Prensa
"I'm going to comply with what the law determines, and I will do it with dignity," she said.
The PRD leader also rejected a pardon offered by the president.
"In this country there is no justice, it is kidnapped," :
Herrera told PRD presidential candidate Juan Carlos Navarro, who was at her side,: "You have the responsibility for changing the country's course."
At the same time, she stressed that no matter her banishment from public office, she will continue "doing what I have to do."
"We have to change Ricardo Martinelli and his puppets, we have to take them out," she said.
A large number of people were present at the court to show solidarity with and crowds chanted “Justice Justice” as she arriveD holding hands with Mitchell Doens and Navarro.
Former Supreme Court Justice Esmeralda Troitiño said that she doesn't see the necessary legal elements to convict Herrera. She also denounced the fact that the conviction was made public before the person involved in the process was notified. It was first reported in a pro-government weekly newspaper.
Meanwhile, former Electoral Court Judge Gerardo Solís said that the justice system of the country "has been kidnapped".
"Justice is orchestrated from the Presidency of the Republic," he added.