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Even before they are being given total immunity for crimes they commit, Martinelli's police and immigration officials are already behaving as if they're members of the infamous Zetas narco gang, according to a reader's story about events in Pedasi.
Panama's mafia rulers are passing a law during salami slapping sessions in the Assembly to "promote aviation", which includes impunity for the police in case they commit a crime. Any crime.
Panama's institute that monitors potentially dangerous volcanic activity isn't updating its data, they're collecting it in the wrong places and you have to write them a letter if you want to know anything.
Our pizza government hasn't just swept major corruption cases under the carpet; they also appoint their unqualified family and friends as ambassadors, consuls and in other high places, in true mafia fashion.
Today in Panama City a "Peace March" was being held, and president Martinelli, just back from Spain, promised there that he would finish off violent crime in three years and turn Panama into the most secure country of Latin America. Sounds great, but it won't happen. It's actually dangerous to believe him. Here's why:
Reuters published its FACTBOX- Key political risks to watch in Panama today, and it's worth a read, but they're overlooking a major risk factor for anyone who wants to do business in Panama or even retire here.
Raúl Mulino defends the narco prisoner dealings of his closest advisor Eduardo Alfaro, a former child prostitute pimp, by saying he approved of everything and hiding behind Martinelli's puppet-AG Guiseppe Bonissi.
Just days after appointing a former Noriega military goon as the director of the prison system, the La Joya prison has been taken over by inmates.Several have escaped, there have been two deaths reported and four people are wounded.
Lawyer Javier Justiniani was assassinated only days after handing pictures to legislator Marcos González, showing Minister Mulino's closest advisor Eduardo Alfaro meeting with narco kingpins in jail.
Under Martinelli's and Varela's rule, Panama's embassies have turned into foreign sales outlets for Varela products like Seco and Ron Abuelo.