Costa Rica arrests ex-Panama presidential hopeful tied to money laundering case
SAN JOSE/PANAMA CITY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Costa Rican police on Tuesday arrested Panamanian businessman and former presidential hopeful David Ochy on charges of fraud and money laundering, judicial authorities said on Tuesday, following an Interpol request.Ochy was wanted by Interpol for being central to a case linked to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who was in July sentenced to over a decade in prison for money laundering.Ochy enrolled as a presidential pre-candidate for Martinelli's Realizing Goals party ahead of the 2024 vote, which protected him from facing trial in the Martinelli case last summer. That immunity has since been lifted.Randall Zuniga, head of the country's judicial investigation unit, told a press conference that Ochy arrived in Costa Rica over three mon...
