Protest leaders reject City of Knowledge conflicting talks

The National Alliance for the Rights of Peoples (Anadepo), confirmed that the dialogue table with the Government resumed on Thursday at the Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Normal School of Santiago and that they do not recognize the recent table opened by the Executive in the City of Knowledge. “We do not recognize the table that was installed in the City of Knowledge, the legitimate table is the one that is installed here in Santiago de Veraguas,” he said, confirming that it remains in permanent session.

In a letter signed by Governor Manuel Castillo, he confirmed Anadepo’s invitation to the table in Veraguas. The Ombudsman’s Office confirmed that a delegation from the entity, headed by defender Eduardo Leblanc, left for the city of Santiago to mediate the dialogue table at the Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Normal School in Santiago.

Failed meeting
On July 11, the Anadepo and other organizations about met at the school. The table was made up of representatives of Commerce and Industries, Economy, Government and Agricultural Development, the Ombudsman’s Office, as well as representatives of the Free Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (Acodeco), the Traffic and Land Transportation Authority, and Energy, among other entities linked to the claims of freezing the price of fuel and the basic basket. AEVE and Anadepo left the table and declared an indefinite strike after failing to reach an agreement. The teachers pointed out at the time that there were no direct answers to their requests, and claimed that the government “did not come” with proposals.