INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
embassy in Panama City after a 16-month refuge.The Colombian Foreign Ministry confirmed the decision, coordinating safe passage via
Martinelli, 73, faces a 10-year prison sentence in Panama for laundering $19 million through contractors during his 2010 purchase of a
while living in its embassy with his dog, Bruno.Colombian President Gustavo Petro framed the asylum as adherence to the 1928 Convention on
Ex-President After 16-Month Embassy Refuge
fueled by infrastructure projects amid corruption allegations
Colombia positioning themselves as defenders of sovereignty against perceived judicial overreach.For Panama, the episode tests diplomatic
international partnerships for canal operations.
