Corruption hearing gets 3rd suspension
THE PRELIMINARY hearing of the former director of the The General Directorate of Revenue (DGI), facing money laundering and corruption charges has been suspended for the third time by the 10th Criminal Court.
Luis Cucalón, charged with abuse of authority and violation of the duties of a public servant has been hospitalized since September 2015 and did not appear for the hearing on Monday, May 29.
Cucalón is being investigated for ordering the freezing of the bank accounts and real estate of Digicel Panama despite knowing the existence of a judicial order that prevented it. The complaint was filed by Publio Cortés, current head of the DGI.
He is also facing charges for irregularities in the contract he signed with Cobranzas del Istmo for the collection of delinquent taxes. An audit found that the majority of the company’s revenues were derived from collecting money from stateowned entities. Cucalón is also being investigated for money laundering
