Moore investigated, although it concluded the extension granted

The actions of the third anti-corruption prosecutor, Zuleika Moore, from the September 22, 2015, in summary for the purchase of radars, could be nil.

According to the lawyer and ex consultant of the National Security Counsil (NSC) Luis Fuentes Montenegro, where the denial of an extension is appealed, the case should remain in the prosecution and not carried out judicial proceedings.

Moore sent last Friday to the Circuit Criminal Court the file in which the former Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino and former Secretary of the Security Council Alejandro Garuz  are accused.

Meanwhile, documents that Panama America had access to indicated that the V Criminal Circuit Court described as action constitutes a "procedural fraud and violation of constitutional guarantees" the extension request of Moore.

Although the September 22, 2015 is the deadline to Moore and must refer the case to the judicial office, the 28 October 2015 asked for more time to summarize and November 19 sustained the appeal, after the court rejected another extension.

Montenegro sources described as "arbitrary" the release continued summary, despite legal term ended.

The January 11, 2016, Moore gave instructions to a company from a list provided by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) of evidence relating to the calibration of the radar was selected.

As time passed, Moore refused two requests for the defense of the former Minister of Security Jose Raul Mulino, which consisted of expert testimony relating to the purchase of radars. Moore refused to receive the testimony on December 21, 2015, arguing that he was a foreigner and did not meet the legal requirements.

On 22 January this year, the official statement also denied a defense testimony Mulino. The test consisted of the testimony of an expert of the Technological University of Panama (UTP); However, Moore prevented the expert from testifying and saying it should refer the case to the court and was not time.

Moore felt that were not taken into account the best interests of the state to buy radars and even to make disbursements to the company Selex.

However, he refused to present the President Juan Carlos Varela as a witness, who served as foreign minister when the sale of safety equipment was negotiated.

It also rejected the testimony of the Deputy Minister of Economy, Laura Varela Chinchilla, to explain the reason that this government will pay the firm Selex by radars.

These testimonies were requested by the defense and Garuz Mulino .

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Pago a Selex

• El 28 de julio de 2014, la viceministra de Finanzas giró instrucciones al gerente general del Banco Nacional, Rolando De León, para que transfiriera de la cuenta 10000178643 del Tesoro Nacional 5.7 millones de dólares para "el pago del acuerdo de tasa de interés y tasa de cambio de moneda en referencia a varios contratos con empresa del grupo italiano Finmeccanica S.p.A. autorizado en la resolución de Gabinete N.°114 de 2010".

• Los otros pagos fueron el 1 de agosto y el 4 de agosto; posteriormente, el 27 de agosto se dio otro desembolso a los contratos con el conglomerado italiano. El gobierno de Varela ha realizado cuatro pagos a favor de los contratos firmados con Finmeccanica.