PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama denied a request from Nicaragua to allow safe passage for ex-President Ricardo Martinelli to leave the country, according to a foreign ministry statement published on Friday, after the former leader was granted asylum by the Nicaraguan government.
Martinelli is a declared presidential candidate in Panama’s upcoming May election.
(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Editing by David Alire Garcia)
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