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Three arrested over killing of Swiss-Spanish financier in Panama
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Three arrested over killing of Swiss-Spanish financier in Panama

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Under investigation
  • Panama’s Public Ministry said it arrested two men and a woman over their alleged involvement in the aggravated intentional homicide of financier Miguel González.
  • González was killed on April 15 in Panama City’s Llano Bonito area while traveling in his car, which reportedly received about 30 bullet impacts.
  • Local media identified González as the operator of Firmus Financial Inc. and reported that he had more than 30 years of international banking experience.

Two men and a woman have been arrested in Panama over their alleged connection to the killing of Swiss-Spanish financier Miguel González, the Public Ministry said.

The suspects are accused of possible involvement in the “aggravated intentional homicide of a Swiss-Spanish businessman” on April 15 in Llano Bonito, part of Panama City’s Juan Díaz district, according to a statement from prosecutors.

Local media reported that González, 60, was attacked while driving. His car allegedly sustained about 30 bullet impacts. Witnesses said four armed men carried out the killing after getting out of a vehicle.

González operated a securities firm in Panama that local reports identified as Firmus Financial Inc. Those reports also said he had more than 30 years of experience in international banking and had studied economics and law at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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