Former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli has escaped the confines of the El Renacer penitentiary, for the comfort of a bed in a private hospital, according to his legal team, while the hearing into his alleged wiretapping while in office has been suspended.

He was transferred on this Wednesday, July 3, to the Paitilla Medical Center. According to his wife, Marta Linares, the former president was taken to the center to be placed in a device that measures cardiac pace.

The lawyer, and Martinelli spokesman. Luis Camacho, said that the placement of the device will mean Martinelli  Martinelli will three or four days.