Bonnie Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Quote Raid on Supreme Court offices nets 13 corruption suspects Posted on November 12, 2015 in Panama A RAID on offices in Panama’s Supreme Court on Thursday, November 12. Led to the arrest of at least 13 people, including officials of the judiciary. Ayu Prado Post Views: 101 The surprise raid the Second Superior Court, the Sixteenth Court and the Judicial Relief Office, all located in the Supreme Court in. Ancon, was conducted by Assistant Attorney General Marcelino Aguilar. The detainees were allegedly part of a network dedicated to acts of corruption including release orders, in exchange for bribes, trading in bonds, retention of arrest warrants, manipulation of hearing dates and bribing jurors. According to press releases from the judiciary and the Attorney General. The complaint was presented by the presiding judge Jose Ayu Prado, on August 24. The investigation involved the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) and National Police personnel. During the inquiry documents proving the alleged criminal acts were also taken. Sources close to the investigation have reported that the event would be linked to the case of Chen Hilario Quintana, accused of crimes against property. The rapporteur of this case is Ayu Prado reports La Prensa. Juan Carlos Varela supported, the actions taken by the authorities. “The clear message is that the right way is honesty, probity and interests of the people; any contrary element that has no place in any area of national life,” Varela said through a statement released by the Presidency. “As President I support the clean up of any institution to recover the focus serving the people with honesty,” he said. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/raid-on-supreme-court-offices-nets-13-corruption-suspects Edited July 16, 2016 by Admin_01 removed duplicate text; added the URL to the original news article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Encouraging to say the least. Criminals of the highest caliber here fly under the radar here IF they have enough money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 They need to kill that immunity provision for public officials. It's encourages corruption in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF13 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I didn't realise the breadth of the immunity provisions until I looked into them. Seems like the flea on the dog owned by the wife of Mr. Martinelli's gardener can claim immunity..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Quote Supreme Court condemned for law violation Posted on July 24, 2016 in Panama Post Views: 121 LAWYERS’ bodies and civil society organizations have united in condemning the Supreme Court, headed by controversial Judge José Ayú Prado, for violating the judicial career law in the naming of officials who will work in the accusatory penal system that begins operating September 2 in several provinces. Members of the Citizen’s Alliance for Justice, the Judicial Council, the State Commission for Justice and the National Bar Association agreed to denounce the court for not applying the law in making the appointments to implement the system. It is due to be introduced in the provinces of Panama, West Panama, Colón, the Darién, and in indigenous regions. “They violated law in setting deadlines for these positions, which should have been done in April,” said Carlos Lee, president of the Judicial Council. Magaly Castillo, of the Citizen’s Alliance, said that there is not time to properly examine the records of those who will be appointed. Supreme Court Chief Justice Prado did not respond to requests for comment from La Prensa, ACCUSATORY SYSTEM The Accusatory penal system was created by Law 63 of August 28, 2008 and grew out of a previous agreement signed within the State Pact for Justice 2005. Its intrioduction in expected to speed up Panama’s notoriously slow justice system. The adversarial model is a system that seeks, through a legal process, to respond in a short time to the alleged crimes reports La Prensa The prosecutor, the defense and the victim have equal opportunities to be heard and decisions are handled by a judge. The previous government showed little interest in implementing it on the grounds of lack of resources postponed its entry into force. In August 2009, Law 48, shortly before the entry into force of the new system, the Assembly decided to postpone it for two years, starting its implementation on September 2, 2011 in Cocle and Veraguas. In 2012, it started in Herrera and Los Santos; in 2014 in Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro; and finally in 2016 it will be implemented in Panama, Panama West, Colon, Darien and the indigenous regions. Lack of resources is still the main stumbling block. The Public Ministry asked $5 million to implement the new system in the First Judicial District. The judiciary, in turn asked for $20 million which is pending. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/supreme-court-condemned-law-violation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Quote MEDIA WATCH: When top judge flaunts the law Posted on July 24, 2016 in Panama Ayu Prado Post Views: 74 Hoyporhoy, July 24 La Prensa IN FLAGRANT VIOLATION of Law 53 of 2015, that governs a judicial career in Panama, the Fourth General Affairs Division of the Supreme Court and the full Supreme Court selected and handpicked hundreds of judicial officials who will be responsible for implementing the adversarial criminal justice system in the principal judicial district of the country. The reasoned excuse for not making public the interviews contests demanded by the Judicial Career Law is completely puerile: no money. The president of the Supreme Court of Justice has never been interested in conducting such contests or other rules measuring the performance of judges and magistrates, who must pay homage under current rules. The end result of this convenient omission is that more than 900 judicial officers appointed , not for talent and merit, but by the sinister Judge Jose Ayu Prado, who with this action has left an eternal and indelible mark on the judiciary. So great infamy cannot go unpunished organized civil society has made that call. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/media-watch-top-judge-flaunts-law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieElaine Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Varela appears to be "serving the people" but is obviously making enemies of some very influential people in the meantime. What kind of government has a law that provides immunity to officials who serve the public? Obviously a corrupt one! This law should have been abolished the moment Varela took office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 This is still my personal opinion about lawyers. Everywhere in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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