Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who is living in asylum in Colombia, declared himself “innocent” on Monday as a Panamanian court opened a trial over allegations he laundered money linked to bribes paid by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Martinelli, 73, appeared by video link before Judge Baloisa Marquínez in a Panama City criminal court alongside […] The post Martinelli Pleads Innocent as Panama Opens Odebrecht Money Laundering Trial appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .