Indigenous community of Las Trancas, at Muna district, Ngäbe-Bugle retained for more than 48 hours a deputy circuit 12-3 Crescencia Prado and regional governor, Omaira Silvera, to demand an answer to the problems of road in the village Cerro Caña.
For seven days, the villagers kept retained machinery company Asphalt Panameño, so on Monday was the commitment of a meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Public Works and county authorities, but officials did not arrive and this led the pressure measurement.
Late in the evening of Monday, Prado, who had signed an agreement with the indigenous to secure the meeting, she told this newspaper that since morning was retained by the governor Silvera.
While Prado reiterated that she and the governor could not leave the area of Las Trancas and they took 30 hours without drinking water, the Indigenous demanded the presence of President Juan Carlos Varela or MOP minister, Ramon Arosemena.
Simon Guerra, community leader said that they had never disrespected retained authorities, because all that was required was a response to the construction of the main road between the towns of La Menegilda, Las Trancas and Cerro Caña.
"On Friday they signed an agreement for a meeting on Monday here in the area and officials were not met," the source added.
Guerra reiterated that they carry many special years rando by road improvements in this sector of the region and so far have only received unfulfilled promises.
To place the commissioner Luis Quiel was presented, along with a small group of police to try to persuade the Indians to release the deputy governor Prado and Silvera, however, negotiation was unsuccessful.
At press time they are kept and retained the deputy governor.
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- Según Ricardo Miranda, dirigente del Movimiento 10 de Abril, el comisionado Quiel y sus unidades lo que trataron fue de intimidar a los indígenas, quienes se encontraban protestando por una lucha justa. Mientras, Quiel enfatizó que estos debían agotar la vía del diálogo para lograr una respuesta.
