Here are the Latest 2025 Government Stats Regarding Honest Politicians in Panama
73% of the Councilors and Mayors Wanted for Alleged Embezzlement are from the PRD. Panama’s last government was led by PRD President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, above left, who served from 2019 to 2024. His vice president, above right, was José Gabriel Carrizo. The current government, since May 2024, is led by President José Raúl Mulino, below left, with the position of Vice President currently vacant. But from time to time we hear the voice of Ricardo Martinelli, pictured below right, who currently is living in Colombia.
The current Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested that the DIJ (District of Justice) formally locate and identify the council members of the PRD involved, who allegedly managed resources intended for community projects without complying with the required controls. PRD councilors were among the biggest beneficiaries of parallel decentralization.
Three Former Officials Arrested in West Panama This Morning
This morning the police arrested them in Burunga and Juan Demóstenes Arosemena. In the early hours of Friday, August 8, three operations were carried out, led by members of the National Police in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office, in which two former district representatives were arrested as part of an investigation into the misuse of public funds. This action was carried out by personnel from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with officers from the National Police, in the town of Arraiján, located in the province of Panamá Oeste. In addition to the two former representatives of the Burunga and Juan Demóstenes Arosemena districts, a former municipal treasurer was also arrested. The three former officials are being investigated in connection with a case involving alleged embezzlement in the management of public funds intended for their community councils and the municipality.
