Panama Ex President in
Money Laundering Case
PANAMA - Panama ex President Ernesto Perez
Balladares, now under home arrest, calls
attention from political parties and other
sectors as first action against organized
crime.
Prosecutor Jose Ayu Prado is leading this
probe, first against an ex president for
alleged money laundering through gambling
concessions during his 1994-1999 government.
The prosecution claims political pressure to
affect the ex president's image while the
defense already rejected nine charges for
the alleged fraud.
Opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD)
also exposed the slanted interpretation of
justice for the arrest coincides with
adverse climate and does not follow due
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