Ex- Colon mayor facing corruption probe

Damaso Garcia, former mayor of Colon and would be CD candidate for Deputy member of the Panameñista Party, reported on Tuesday, Jul.31 that seven units of the DIJ are seeking to arrest him for alleged crimes against public administration.

Garcia, who registered to participate in the Democratic Change (CD) primary election, said on the day of his nomination – Wednesday, June 25 – that he received a summons to investigate ina case that involving alleged loss of backhoes. He said  the complaint was presented by the current mayor Federico Policani.

The former mayor said that the process that is followed is political and rigged and behind it is Policani.

He said he has received threats that if he gives up his political aspirations they will not go after his son Joseph Daniel García reports El Siglo.