THE NAPLES, Italy,   Deputy Prosecutor Vincenzo Piscitelli  has asked for an additional  one year prison term for Valter Laví­tola on charges of extorting  Italian company Impregilo for $22 million to build a hospital in Veraguas.

Lavitola was the link man between Italian congloerate Finnmecanica, former Italian Prime Ministere Berlusconnis, and the Panama government under Ricardo Martinelli, 

The bribe was allegedly demanded in exchange for future contracts from  the Martinelli government  allegedly diverting $25 million in bribes from contractor Finmeccanica.

 Panama is an offended party which gives the country the right to examine the case file, present evidence and question witnesses, reports La Prensa.

In the Court of Naples, Lavitola faces charges of diverting $20 million in funds connected to the attempted construction of modular prisons by the contractor Svemark. Martinelli has described the Italisn investigations as a soap opera.