Francolini Odebrecht probe extended
RICCARDO FRANCOLINI, the once high riding member of the Ricardo Martinelli inner circle and business associate of the former president, got a break from his prison cell on Friday, May 26.
He was taken to the Special AntiCorruption Prosecutor’s Office on Via España to expand his testimony into the investigation of the payment of bribes by the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Francolini was transferred from El Renacer Prison, where he is being held on other charges,
The other charges relate to the controversial loan granted by Caja de Ahorros (CA) to the consortium HPCContratasP & V for the construction of a convention center in Amador .
Francolini was granted bail in that case as well as the Odebrecht case, but the decisions have been appealed by the Public Ministry so he has not yet been released.
