Reported by Tico Times (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://ticotimes.net/2026/01/12/trial-begins-in-panama-over-alleged-odebrecht-bribe-laundering) Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, now in asylum in Colombia, and around 20 other defendants went on trial Monday in Panama on accusations of money laundering linked to bribes paid by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Odebrecht pleaded guilty in 2016 in a U.S. […]