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US extradites Panama ex-President Martinelli
Updated 11:21 am, Monday, June 11, 2018
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli returned to Panama to face political espionage and embezzlement charges after being extradited from the United States on Monday.
Panama's Foreign Ministry said that the U.S. turned Martinelli over at Panama City's international airport after a plane carrying him from Miami landed.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement that it will be for Panamanian courts to determine Martinelli's guilt.
Martinelli had been jailed in Miami since his arrest at his home in June 2017.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/US-extradites-Panama-ex-President-Martinelli-12984211.php
