Court asks nixing electoral shield of deputy

 Panama’s Supreme Court of Justice has requested the Electoral Tribunal (TE) authorization to continue with the  corruption investigations of a process to the current Cambio Democrático (CD) deputy Vidal García

The Judicial Body has asked the TE to lift the electoral penal jurisdiction enjoyed by García as  a candidate for deputy for the CD party. Otherwise, they cannot continue with the investigation process.

The Court is investigating  Garcia for the alleged commission of the crime against public administration( embezzlement).

The file with the request for the cleansing of the electoral criminal jurisdiction is in the hands of Judge Eduardo Valdés Escoffery and the cast was held on Tuesday, March 19.