When farce follows farce

PANAMA’S GOVERNMENT is perfecting the art of circumlocution in response to citizen’s calls for a presidential veto of Bill 214, the ‘new shield law’ which they have called a  farce and which protects deputies and elected officials from criminal prosecution.

Ths  Ministry of the Presidency has  solicited views from various institutions and organizations over the bill  adopted on September 1 by the National Assembly and  referred to the Executive for sanction or veto.

The Minister of the Presidency, Alvaro Aleman, said on Monday, September 14 that, they already requested the opinion of the Ministry of Government and other state entities that he didn’t identify.

He didn’t say how long they have to reply.

According to Aleman, consultations follow the fact that any law that comes from the Legislative to the Executive for consideration is the subject of a study by the Legal Department of the Presidency which always  seeks to ask the opinion of the ministries and other entities “This case is no exception, it has sought the opinion of the Ministry of Government and others entities and after receiving these considerations there will be an evaluation and a