Panamanian lawyers file criminal complaints against allegedly corrupt judges.
| Published on October 17, 2016 | Email To Friend Print Version |
By Kenneth Rijock PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Lawyers from two local law firms have brought criminal charges against two sitting Panamanian judges who dismissed all the money laundering charges against a dozen individuals who were close associates of the fugitive former president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli. The lawyers allege judicial misconduct. The courts dismissed the pending money laundering charges after former judge Alejandro Moncada Luna pleaded guilty to reduced charges, instead of money laundering and corruption. Without a basis to preserve the money laundering and corruption charges against the individuals who paid bribes, the court dismissed them, and now private attorneys are charging those judges with a crime. Kenneth Rijock is a banking lawyer turned-career money launderer (10 years), turned-compliance officer specialising in enhanced due diligence, and a financial crime consultant who publishes a Financial Crime Blog. The Laundry Man, his autobiography, was published in the UK on 5 July 2012. | |
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