Nicaragua said Wednesday that it had granted asylum to Panama's ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, days after he lost a final appeal against an almost 11-year jail term for money laundering.Panama's Supreme Court rejected Martinelli's final appeal against the prison sentence, according to a ruling published Friday, dealing another blow to his hopes of reelection in May.
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-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already been granted.”
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Nicaragua said Wednesday that it had granted asylum to Panama s ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, days after he lost a final appeal against an almost 11-year jail term for money laundering.