The deaths of two prisoners who had none of the home comforts awarded to ex-president Ricardo Martinelli were announced by the Ministry of Government on Sunday, July 1.

Kenneth Thomson who had been held in  La Joyita while under investigation for homicide, died in Hospital Santo Tomas where he had been since June 21.

Marlon Roy Powell Eduardo, serving seven years for theft was found unconscious in his cell in La Joya. “He was attended by paramedics of SUME 911, who ruled his death," said the Ministry statement.

“Once the facts were known, the protocol was followed to notify the next of kin and the rest of the competent authorities for the removal of the corpses and to begin with the procedural steps ordered by the current legislation,” concludes the official statement