Melitón Arrocha is Being Accused of Treason – Life in Politics

The prosecutor of the Panameñista Party, Porfirio Batista, is requesting the expulsion of the former presidential candidate for free nomination, Melitón Arrocha, for treason. “As Prosecutor of the party @panamenistas or the Panameñista Party, today I have sent Fiscal Hearing No. 04-2024 to the Court of Honor, requesting the expulsion of Melitón Arrocha for Treason.  His application violated the Statute, and he took away space from the independent,” Batista wrote on his X account.  Arrocha was one of the three candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, who collected the most signatures to achieve the candidacy (157,203).  He did not renounce Panamanism during this process. In addition, he was for the collective Social Independent Alternative Party (PAIS).  After three months of campaigning, Arrocha surprised everyone with an unexpected announcement on April 29, six days before the elections, by expressing that he supported the presidential candidacy of Martín Torrijos (Popular Party), although he did not officially renounce his candidacy for the free application.  For the prosecutor of the Panameñista Party, despite not giving up the candidacy, it was tacitly given at that time.