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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alma Sols

Panamanian ex-leader Martinelli remains in the Nicaraguan Embassy after window to leave expired

Panama Martinelli - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Panamanian ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, a convicted felon granted asylum by Nicaragua, remained inside that country’s embassy Friday more than a year after he first entered and a week after Panama said that it would allow him to leave.

The former leader declared Panama’s original offer a “trap” after the government declined to extend the deadline for him to safely leave for Nicaragua late Thursday.

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