A judge of guarantees decided to grant the house arrest measure to Guillermo Ferrufino Junior, accused of money laundering against the economic order, rejecting the request for provisional detention by the Public Ministry. Ferrufino's lawyer, Julio César Pinzón, commented to La Verdad Panamá that despite the accused himself stating that the money was under the management of his wife, and his son indicating that it had been left by his father, the prosecution persisted in pressing charges against him.
"Above all these things, it seems that what exists is a persecution to end the Ferrufino family," concluded Julio César Pinzón, highlighting more than 25 years of experience in his defense work. The lawyer managed to obtain a precautionary measure different from provisional detention for his client, Guillermo Ferrufino Junior.
Lawyer Pinzón specified that Ferrufino has a restriction on leaving the province of West Panama, the obligation to stay at home, and permission to work during limited hours. "This young man has no criminal record, and during the period of the events, from 2009 to 2014, he was a minor. That is to say, he did not participate in any acts of corruption or illicit enrichment by a public official."
