Martinellis comments irresponsible business leaders

President Ricardo Martinelli’s  latest off the cuff  comments were"unacceptable and irresponsible in pointing to the private sector as the culprit of the corruption occurring in Government."

The  statement came from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry  (CCIAP) after Martinelli had said that private enterprise also has responsibility, to eliminate corruption in government because  one makes "and the other receives an offer."

Martinelli referred to the Global Competitiveness Rankings, the World Economic Forum, in which Panama is listed among the top 50 economies in the world, except that the high perception of corruption and poor quality of education jeopardize economic development.

Federico Humbert, president of the CCIAP said the items for which Panama  received poor grades Panama were the responsibility of management. The government "seeks to distract attention from what is an open secret on issues of judicial independence and corruption, Panama failed the test," he said.

John Bennett, president of the Panamanian Association of Businessmen  said that like previous rulers, President Martinelli used demagoguery on an issue as important as corruption said La Prensa