In a new development, Panama’s Electoral Tribunal barred former President Ricardo Martinelli from the 2024 elections. The decision follows a court’s verdict sentencing him for laundering money. Martinelli, leading from 2009 to 2014, cannot compete for president or parliament in the May 5 elections. The court sentenced him to 128 months in jail and fined […]
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