The hearing against Martinelli is resumed next week

The interim hearing against former President Ricardo Martinelli, who was scheduled to resume on Tuesday, was suspended after the prosecutor of the case, Judge Harry Díaz, presented a certificate of approval. incapacity for three days, because of a bacteria of the stomach.

The Star of Panama knew that for today Martinelli also has a medical appointment in which a hernia will be evaluated. In addition, another medical appointment is underway with the cardiologist, to verify the operation of the stent in the heart.

The hearing will be resumed next Monday, anticipating that the prosecutor requested a vacation from August 6 to 24.

On July 9, Díaz authorized two badistant charge badistants, Eyvis Jaen and Rosario Ortega, to deal with the case in his absence. The defense granted and the magistrate guarantees granted the request. However, some lawyers consulted consider that the attached persons, not having the status of magistrates, can not act on behalf of the prosecutor.

More than a month has elapsed and the parties remain stuck in the middle phase. Yesterday, they had to refine the differences found in the charge, both in form and in substance. One of the possible amendments that was raised by the defense was to know the identity of a protected witness, a motion to which the plaintiffs and the prosecution categorically refused.

At the hearing of July 16, when the defense of the former president responded to the accusation of the prosecution, the judge asked the parties to accept and to give, in everyone's approaches.

It is possible that the prosecutor shredded the issues that required clearness of the defense, which insisted on a clearer relationship between the witness called by the prosecution and the offense he was charged with. tried to prove with his statement.