SOS movement takes vigils in front of Avesa building

The SOS Movement Panama revived last night vigils outside the building Avesa, home of anti-corruption prosecutor's offices to demand the release of those former officials who are still under detention for alleged acts of corruption committed in the past five years.

The ruling Democratic Change (CD) Alma Cortés said they continue to struggle for the release of political prisoners of the opposition group.

Under the motto "Justice, yes, revenge, no" a group of citizens spoke to ask for the release of Jose Raul Mulino, Alejandro Garuz, Gustavo Perez, Oscar Osorio and Guillermo Ferrufino, among other former officials who were issued precautionary measure of preventive detention.

The activity was led by the former first lady Marta Linares, who said that every day the people are seeing what the current government, which is synonymous with persecution is.

Linares said that now the persecution has been directed towards journalists and communicators, citing cases of Alvaro Alvarado, Jose Blandon and, most recently, to denounce the caricaturist July Briceno, known as "Rac" who attributed his dismissal medium printed in that toiled to the pressure exerted by the government of Juan Carlos Varela.