Dismissal of senior officials of the government was suggested

Removal and extensive research to punish those found involved, suggested representatives of civil society in the case of direct purchases and fractionated by the Ministry of Housing and Land Management (Miviot) and the Ministry of Health through the old National Assistance Program (PAN), today Welfare Administration (DAS).

The situation is more serious, according to those interviewed, after it became public that the company Airco SA, one of the most benefit from this type of contract (presumably), is the son of the CEO of the Presidency Minister, Alvaro Aleman official who recently came to defend this mechanism attacking all those who have questioned this scandal.

Enrique Montenegro, Anti-Corruption Front of Panama, was dogged during an interview, to express that what happened deserves immediate resignation or dismissal of the Aleman minister, he said that he (Aleman) must be aware that the perception given is traffic influences, to be the company of one of his relatives benefited most.

"Here there was no excuse, definitely is very clear that there is influence peddling, and the minister should resign immediately to not harm Varela government," he said at the time Montenegro.

These decisions deserve an investigation to check everything and denounced "try" to correct what went wrong, however, the "damage has been done", a political analyst Mario Rognoni opinion, because such actions are tarnishing the Current governance.

In fact the Aleman minister's recent statements in which it tries to defend the fractionated out make enormous damage to the image of the Government, considered the analyst.

"I believe that if there is no justification for what was done, should resign, but did not want to give up, at least it is accepted that what was done was wrong, it was an administrative failure and that will correct and once and for all we end up with the PAN / DAS that is what is giving us this bad image (...), said Rognoni.

For its part, the lawyer Ernesto Cedeno, watching from a technical point of view, he said that here comes the separation of minister German, because it is applied to the Criminal Procedure Code and the accusatory penal system to be a minister of state therefore he would have to ask the Attorney General of the nation duly substantiated research before the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ).

"It's premature to speak of a stage removal from office," he added. As did agree the jurist is that events of this magnitude must be studied, it is unethical for a family is part of a company that was benefited.

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Datos

• Nepotismo

• El ministro de la Presidencia fue criticado poco tiempo después de ocupar su cargo por nombrar a un sobrino en el puesto de asistente ejecutivo dentro del Ministerio. Más tarde, su sobrino renunció al cargo.

• Escándalos

• Varias entidades del actual gobierno han presentado caso de presuntas irregularidades en los 18 meses que va de gestión, entre ellas la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS), Ministerio de Educación (Meduca), Instituto de Mercadeo Agropecuario (IMA) y el Miviot.