Former President Ricardo Martinelli launched strong accusations against a former minister for a potential financial loss of ...

Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli waves to supporters during a campaign rally, in Panama City, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Panama’s Supreme Court on Friday denied an appeal from ...

Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama's Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10 ...

A police officer stands outside Nicaragua's embassy where Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli has been holed up for more than a year to avoid arrest in Panama City, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, in Panama City, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Panama's Supreme Court, on Friday, denied an appeal from ...

Ricardo Martinelli, a 71-year-old conservative businessman who led Panama from 2009 to 2014, was granted asylum by Nicaragua this week after Panama’s Supreme Court denied his appeal of a money ...

Panama Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez says that Ex-Panama President Ricardo Martinelli will be allowed to leave the Nicaraguan embassy where he’s been holed up for more ...

Agustin Herrera / Associated Press Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, in Panama City, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.

In July, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering. Panama’s constitution bans anyone with a conviction carrying a prison sentence of five or more years from running for office.

Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, in Panama City, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Panama’s Supreme Court, on Friday, denied an appeal from ...