Panama issues arrest warrant for former president

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Channel: africanews · 2016 · News & Politics

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The Supreme Court of Panama issued on Monday a warrant for the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli. He was prosecuted for espionage and currently a lives abroad.

The former president is accused of illegally monitoring communications of over 150 people, including businessmen, journalists, leaders of civil society and members of the opposition.

Martinelli responded on Tuesday on his twitter account calling this judicial decision "the first round of a political trial."

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