THE  UPCOMING TRIAL   of two of the key players in the Martinelli era  Panama wiretap scandal  will be behind closed doors

Judge Enrique Perez  has  ruled that the 16^th  Criminal Court hearing  into charges against Alejandro Garuz and Gustavo Pérez will be closed without the presence of the public and the media.

Perez made the decision based on article No. 2228 of the Judicial Code, which establishes that the judge may

Order a hearing be closed when Reasons of morality, public order and respect to the person  or family members offended by the offense.

The hearing will be from y Apl 3 to 7. The former officials of the Ricardo Martinelli  administration

Are  charged with the  alleged offense against freedom in the form of crimes against Inviolability of secrecy and the right to privacy.

The hearing will be in the Second High Court of Justice, from 9:00 a.m. To be extended until after 5:00 p.m. It will begin on April 3

The trial for this case has been suspended twice. The first was on March 7  because all parties had not been notified  and on  April 11 when the plaintiffs asked Judge Perez to conduct further tests.

In this case a protected witness would have revealed to the Public Ministry that from the National Security Council tapped to more than 150 people and pointed to the former executive secretaries of the entity Gustavo Pérez And Alejandro Garuz.

The witness also said that William Pittí and Ronny Rodríguez (who have fled Panama), were the alleged agents. They met with then-President Ricardo Martinelli to report on the activities