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Weekly Report - 26 March 2009 (WR-09-12)
PANAMA: Presidential candidates face corruption probe
The attorney general's office announced this week that it would open
investigations into Balbina Herrera, the presidential candidate for the ruling
Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD), and Ricardo Martinelli, the current
frontrunner representing the opposition Alianza por Cambio. The announcement
comes after allegations made last week by the jailed Colombian financier, David
Murcia Guzmán, that he had contributed to campaign funding for the PRD
[WR-09-11].
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