Ex-Panama president Martinelli to drop extradition fight


News from Panama / Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

A spokesman for former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli says the ex-leader is dropping his legal efforts to fight extradition from the United States to Panama.

Luis Eduardo Camacho confirms that Martinelli shared his decision through a handwritten note from jail in Miami.

Panamanian authorities want to prosecute the 66-year-old Martinelli for embezzlement and espionage he allegedly carried out against his political opponents during his 2009 to 2014 term in office.

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