THE Technical Board of the  El Renacer Prion has suspended recreational activities, regular or family visits and telephone calls for up to 30 days for prisoner Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal.

A release from the General Directorate of the Penitentiary System says the decision is for threats and intimidation to custodial staff, on Sunday, September 30  when Marinelli refused to comply with orders issued by the prison authorities.

“Martinelli Berrocal refused to comply with orders on the regulation of visits and threatened the custodian supervisor”

According to the official communication, these faults are established in Article 80 of Law 55, which states: "Assault, threaten or coerce any person, both inside and outside the establishment" and

"Actively resisting compliance with the orders received from the authority or official in a legitimate role."

Martinelli has been in detention since June 2018, after he was extradited to Panama by the United States.

The ex-leader faces a judicial process in the case of illegal telephone interceptions with the judge prosecutor calling for a 21-year sentence.