Mario EG, link Majorca with him Ricardo Martinelli, ex-president of Panama over spying on a womanassured before the judge He knew the pursuits and tolerated them. “Ricardo kept him under control 24 hours a day. He knew he was being watched, he was aware of everything.”He drew attention in his statement before the magistrate who investigated the case. four agents Civil Guard has been included. The man in the makeshift prison therefore confirmed that the politician had managed the money he had sent for the woman’s expenses on the island, and that his complaint was revenge for not paying the yacht charter. “Ricardo turned off the tap and felt uncomfortable,” said the accused, who denied having committed any illegal acts.
Mario EG, in his forensic statement available to this newspaper, explained that he met the woman in 2013 and carried out “surveillance services” for her in the years that followed.. “Ricardo [Martinelli] paid for everything. It was comfortable and he enjoyed it, he kept it safe”, He claimed. The former Panamanian president, they said, sent him “the money on hand through third parties” to pay for the complainant’s holidays in Mallorca.
The suspect insisted that the surveillance and monitoring carried out in the summer of 2020 had her consent.. “He knew we were going to track him. He knew that Ricardo was being watched ever since he came into his life. If he wanted to be around him, he had to send him his location every 15 minutes and give him the keys to access his mobile.” He claimed. The man admitted he was responsible for distributing money sent by Martinelli to pay off to other members of the “surveillance operation”, including four civilian guards. “If there’s one thing about Ricardo, it’s that he’s a lot of rats, I don’t think any of them will earn more than 2,000 euros,” he said. The defendant denied using beacons to track the woman’s movements and having knowledge of the illegal actions of the accused Civil Guard agents.
Mario EG attributed the August 2020 complaint by Martinelli’s “lover” to revenge. He was angry that he didn’t pay for the yacht trip to Ibiza, he said. “He got angry that we didn’t give him the money. “Ricardo turned off the tap and was offended.” “After all, we didn’t know how to do it. It was a couple of things that got out of control and we shouldn’t have been there,” he summed up.
This suspect is the only person in pre-trial detention on charges of membership in a criminal organization, harassment, bribery and disclosure of secrets. Another imprisoned Civil Guard agent was released this week, as his lawyer Álvaro Martín Olmos claimed. Palma’s head of the 2nd instance court in charge of investigations, joyfulThe defendant deposited his bail of 30,000 euros.
In the summer of 2020, the former president of Panama, four Civil Guard agents and six others are indicted in the judicial procedure for spying on women in Mallorca.
Civil guards suspended from work and pay
The Civil Guard suspended the employment and salary of four police officers accused of spying on women arrested on March 14. The armed institute filed a disciplinary case against all of them pointing out the seriousness of the crimes, media coverage and damage to the institution. The agreed suspension period is three months, although it can be extended.