Panama asks Interpol for help in arresting the sons of the former president.
Prosecutor Tania Sterling, from the Panamanian special anti-corruption prosecutor's office, has requested that Interpol issue a red notice to arrest the sons of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, Ricardo and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares; the two allegedly received more than 20 million euros in bribes from Odebrecht, through various offshore companies, according to investigations; in an agreement signed with the United States Department of Justice, Odebrecht admitted to paying more than US$59 million in bribes in Panama between 2010 and 2014 in exchange for bids worth more than US$175 million.
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The two are accused of receiving bribes from Odebrecht. According to the Panamanian prosecutor's office, three publicly traded companies in which the former president's sons appear as beneficiaries "received millions of dollars between 2009 and 2012," according to information from the newspaper La Estrella de Panamá.
The newspaper also reported that the transfers were made "through various offshore companies that the construction company Odebrecht used to make improper payments to public officials around the world."
According to investigations, Ricardo and Luis Enrique Martinelli had received more than 20 million euros through various offshore companies.
In an agreement signed with the United States Department of Justice, Odebrecht admitted to paying more than US$59 million in bribes in Panama between 2010 and 2014, in exchange for bids worth more than US$175 million.