New broom Attorney General cleaning office
Two weeks after Giuseppe Bonissi took over the role of Attorney General the firings in the form of “resignations” from the Public Ministry have begun.
La Prensa says that a group of administrative officials considered by Bonissi to be "associates" of Ana Matilde Gómez, (the former Attorney General who was suspended by order of the Supreme Court) were forced to resign, according to testimony from those affected.
The list of staff to be replaced stands at 20, including directors, department heads, project coordinators, legal counsel, assistants, and security personnel.
Bonissi ordered the former prosecutor of Chiriquí and new Secretary General of the MP, Nedelka Díaz, to seek the resignations.
Prosecutors were told they would not be permitted to give interviews without the express permission of Bonissi.