Radio Panama Writing
The court for the liquidation of criminal cases of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama, announced this Tuesday, November 15, the opening of a criminal case against three people, among them, the former private secretary of the Presidency of the Republic from 2009 to 2014, Adolfo « Chichi» De Obarrio, for the crimes of unjustified enrichment and money laundering.
Likewise, a fourth female person was called, solely for the alleged commission of the crime of unjustified enrichment.
In this appeal issued by the court, dated yesterday, November 14, an incident of double jeopardy presented by defense attorney Ronier Ortiz was also rejected as inadmissible.
On the other hand, the change in the precautionary measure imposed on the mother of the former presidential secretary was agreed, due to the mandatory report on the 15th and 30th of each month, and the prohibition to leave the country, due to her advanced age and that she does not represent a risk of destruction of evidence or neglect of the process.
The trial date of the hearing was scheduled on May 2, 2023, at 9:00 am, and as an alternate date on August 1 of the same year and time indicated, in the event that the private defense attorneys did not appear.
It is worth mentioning that the file consists of 40 volumes and originates in 2016 with an audit report from the Comptroller General of the Republic, due to a possible unjustified increase in which they were allegedly benefited.
