Convicted ex-Panama president Martinelli granted asylum in Colombia

The Panama government "granted the necessary safe conduct" for the "safe departure of the asylum seeker, Panamanian citizen Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal" to Colombia, which granted him asylum, Panama's foreign ministry said in a statement. Martinelli posted a photo of himself on Instagram late Saturday, writing that he was "happy and content" to be in the Colombian capital Bogota. Martinelli, an ally of right-wing President Jose Raul Mulino, was sentenced to almost 11 years in prison in 2023 for money laundering...