Tag: Ricardo Martinelli

Former Panamanian president ordered to remain in US custody

MIAMI, United States (Reuters) – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, wanted by the Central American country on political espionage charges, will remain in United States custody until a June 20 bond hearing in a federal court in Miami, a judge ordered on Tuesday (June 13). Martinelli, accused of using public money to spy illegally on more than 150 political rivals during his 2009-2014 term as president, was arrested outside Miami late on Monday. He has […]