Panama court acquits 28 people tied to Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash


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  • Saturday, 29 Jun 2024

FILE PHOTO: A Panama sign is seen at a photographic parador with the skyline of the city in the background, in Panama City, Panama October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano/File Photo

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A Panamanian court has acquitted 28 people charged with money-laundering under cases linked to the Panama Papers and "Operation Car Wash" scandals, the country's judicial branch said in a statement on Friday.

It did not provide names of the people who were acquitted.

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