Warn about PRD interference in the choice of ombudsman

For an alleged agreement prior clique , the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD ) exercise great influence in choosing the next ombudsman Panama .

"The big problem is that it has left to an eminently political body ( the National Assembly ) the responsibility for the appointment of the person to this position", told to Panama America counsel Carlos Lee, from Citizens Alliance for Justice .

" And the political body of the country can not expect a decision which is not political", said Lee.

PRD anointed?

In fact, for new Ombudsman it is already talk of 'two tabs of the PRD', which would benefit from the support, among others, the president of the Republic Martin Torrijos.

These attorneys James Bernard and Harley Mitchell Moran, both with links PRD.

For Bernard, it was public prosecutor at the time of Torrijos. Even his lawyer was in the process of payment of bribes to contract approval Multimodal Center, Industrial and Services (CEMIS), where the president Torrijos mentioned.

He also served as secretary general of the Ombudsman, in the era of Juan Antonio Tejada (2001-2005).

But his strongest card more recently-and is the current president of the Government Commission, the PRD deputy, Pedro Miguel González.

And that James Bernard was advisor to the special prosecutor who directed Gonzalez in the process that ended up imprisoning the former magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), Alejandro Moncada Moon.

Furthermore, Harley James Mitchell Moran, the other possible anointed mentioned, while maintaining a less political profile Bernad, load on their backs suspicion of being the son of former magistrate of the Supreme Court, Harley Mitchell, also named under the administration of Torrijos.

Although Mitchell Moran is a known environmental lawyer , he is a member of the Gaea firm lawyers , and was legal adviser during the presidential term Anam Torrijos .

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Proceso

• Lista previa

• La Comisión de Gobierno de la Asamblea Nacional abrió un proceso previo de inscripción que concluyó el pasado viernes 5 de febrero, y donde se anotaron 26 aspirantes. Ahora el 11 y 12 de febrero la Comisión evaluará la lista de postulados.

• Depuración

• El 15 y 16 de febrero se publicará la lista oficial de postulados en dos diarios de circulación nacional. Y si algún ciudadano tiene comentarios o quejas, podrá hacerlos llegar a la Asamblea entre el 17 y 19 de febrero.