Irrevocable resignation withdrawn, Mulino stays on the job

The  man who recently said  he was not a quitter, and then quit “irrevocably” has withdrawn his resignation.

Public Security Minister, Jose Raul Mulino, announced on Wednesday, March 14, that he  will continue in office. .He referred to private conversations with President Ricardo Martinelli,  and the large number of messages from friends and even political opponents which led to his change of mind. regarding his resignation.

He said had the support of township representatives, mayors and deputies of the National Assembly. Mulino said that "my resignation played a role of great magnitude, in my opinion." He said that far from casual and individualistic triumphalism he had  felt it was time to impose a serious act on the possible course of security institutions.  especially when trying to bring order in times of unrest. "It is unthinkable that resolutely combating  domestic and international drug trafficking and related crime was not going to cause problems." But "all that came with the job" and he had never hesitated.

Mulino had resigned "irrevocably" from the post on Friday, March 9, following differences with the National Police chief, Gustavo Perez. The differences arose from the creation of a single office of internal affairs for law enforcement, which was not accepted by Perez. In his resignation letter, the minister claimed that the police chief "disrespected democratic institutions" in the country.

Following these events, President Martinelli decided to do some rotations of security roles.  Perez was named executive secretary of the Security Council and National Defense. While July Molto, who was in charge of that office, will become the new head of the National Police.