They denied there was any intention to evade justice and requested less severe measures. In the end, the magistrates opted to maintain what the guarantee judge had already decided: house arrest while the process advances. The case remains open. They insisted on the risk of flight and on the trips he made when he already knew he was being investigated. The defense responded that Carrizo always faced the consequences. That he returned to the country when he learned of the arrest warrant and that the questioned money has banking backing and a family origin. And the former vice president will continue to face it from his residence, without being able to leave the country.
Tribunal Denies Prison for Carrizo
Panama's Appeals Court upheld the house arrest for former Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo, who is investigated for alleged unjustified enrichment. The court rejected the prosecutor's request to imprison him.