Panamanian authorities protest the “flagrant and repeated” violation of international law by the Nicaraguan Embassy officials.
HAVANA TIMES – The government of Panama recalled its ambassador from Nicaragua due to the “flagrant and repeated” violation of international law by the Nicaraguan diplomatic representation for allowing former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), who is granted asylum there, to carry out “political-party activities” from the Embassy grounds.
“The Republic of Panama feels truly affected in its territorial integrity by the permissive attitude of the Republic of Nicaragua, which flagrantly and repeatedly violates fundamental norms of international law,” the Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday in a statement.
Martinelli sought asylum at the Nicaraguan Embassy in Panama on February 7, short