Panamanian Justice Denies Aleman Discharge
Panamanian judicial authorities denied on Saturday that Nicaraguan ex President Arnoldo Aleman had been acquitted of the charges of money laundering presented against him by the 2nd Court of Justice.

Nicaraguan Supreme Court Justice President Manuel Martinez affirmed the ex-president´s absolution was a firm ruling.

A communique cited by the Panama America daily expressed the arrest warrant was put off, not being properly verified, because notifying Byron Jerez, one of Aleman´s finance officials, was still pending.

The text also said the 2nd Court of Justice established that it only suspended the ex president´s international arrest, but clarified that the trial for money laundering is still in force.