Two Former Panama Presidents Indicted for Corruption
This article is a summary of reporting by InSight Crime. Originally published July 3, 2020.
Panama's Public Ministry summoned and formally charged former presidents Juan Carlos Varela and Ricardo Martinelli with corruption and money laundering. Prosecutors accused Varela of taking illicit campaign funds disguised as donations from Odebrecht during his tenure as vice president and later as president. The indictments followed major reshuffling in the attorney general's office aimed at advancing long-delayed corruption probes. Varela rejected the criminal accusations, defending the financial transactions as legitimate political donations.
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Panamanian prosecutors formally indicted former presidents Juan Carlos Varela and Ricardo Martinelli in connection with Odebrecht bribery investigations.
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