Security Minister breaks silence on child killings

PANAMA’S Security Minister, known for his “take no prisoners” approach when police actions are criticized, spoke for the first time on Tuesday October 29 about the killing of two children by police last week.

He chose for his platform the graduation ceremony graduation ceremony of 57 military style units of the first International Recognition Course , Combat and Anti – narco ( Recom)

He attacked the outpouring of criticism and public outrage over the killing of two young children by police in San Carlos, and while saying there was “No impunity” said that families of the police as well as those of the dead children were impacted.
"This is not a time to use editorials or spoken media to attack the government. Every one should keep doing his homework not promoting lynching as has been done in social networks . Such are the intentions of those who rant and groan. Our work continues,"said Mulino .
"There was a regrettable mistake from all points of view, irreparable , which has affected that community and justice, should be given on both sides , to the victims and those who broke the law . No easy task ," he said.
At the end of his speech, Mulino refused to say more to the media.
In the past he has been quick to speak out when police have been accused of using excessive force and causing deaths in Bocas Del Toro, Chirique and Colon, and was silent  when police were filmed calling “Burn, burn” when young prisoners were trapped in a burning cell in a juvenile detention center, Five died. A year ago he was in a battle of words with Education Minister Lucy Molinar over his introduction of police in military battle fatigues and armed with machine guns into the Independence parades of schoolchildren.
At one time, after spat with the then chief of police, he resigned “irrevocably” but later decided to stay on. 
Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Panama, José Domingo Ulloa, from Rome, where he is on an official visit to Pope Francisco ,condemned the death of the two children and said he deeply regrets what happened and condemned all forms of violence, regardless of where it comes from, and called on people to speak out in defense of human life and insist on the call to “build a society based on justice and peace."
The prelate said that the damage is already irreparable and that "the only hope is the transparent and timely performance of the authorities responsible for ensuring the safety , the common good and justice in Panama " .
On Monday, JNovember 28 about 2 500 people participated in the " white march " which demanded justice for the death of the two children.