Ronny Rodríguez and William Pittí Surrender in Panama and will Face Trial in the Wire Tapping Case

2026-03-27 - 17:23

Ronny Rodriguez (alias Didier) and William Pitti (alias Guillermo), former agents of the National Security Council (CSN), surrendered on the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, after nearly a decade on the run, and will be tried in April for the wiretapping plot. Both are wanted for their involvement in the unauthorized interception of communications of more than 150 “targets”, in the last two years of Ricardo Martinelli’s government (2009-2014). Alejandro Pérez, the lawyer for Rodríguez and Pittí, indicated that both voluntarily approached the First Liquidation Court, presided over by Judge Agueda Rentería, who had declared them fugitives from justice. They are now being held at the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) in Ancón. For now, two hearings have been scheduled. The first one will be on April 24, due to the loss of the wire tapping machine, acquired for $13 million with funds from the National Assistance Program (PAN). Meanwhile, on April 29, they will be tried for the alleged crime of unauthorized interception of communications. Martinelli was extradited and tried twice for these same acts, but was acquitted. His defense maintained that no one witnessed the former president ordering the espionage. Former PAN Directors Gustavo Pérez and Alejandro Garúz were sentenced to 5 years in prison.