OFF THE CUFF: 3 days into new job Attorney General shuffles the pack
WHILE ex-president Ricardo Martinli and a shrinking group of supporters keep hammering on the theme that his successor, President Juan Carlos Varela is moving at a snail’s pace. Many of his appointees are greasing the wheels from conducting audits exposing corruption, to launching criminal proceedings.
Panama,’s new Attorney General, , Kenia Isolde Porcell who will be center stage as some high profile operators from the Martinelli era are brought to face their accusers, and in local investigations linked to the Italian Finnmecannica bribery scandal.
three days after taking office, Porcell has introduced multiple changes in her department.
The new secretary general of the organization Rolando Rodríguez Cedeño who replaced Ramses Barrera announced that Berta De La Guardia will relieve Indira Rivers Broce as administrative secretary.
David Diaz the will replace Marta Gómez as Undersecretary, while Mercedes De León is replaced by Silvia García in Human Resource Management.
Delia Castro is superior Litigation Attorney, a position held by Francisco Rodriguez.
Romulo Bethancourt becomes the fiscal attorney
So far, prosecutors,have missed the shuffle although Porcell previously announceda review of their tasks and on Monday morning Telemetro reported that she will restructure the four anti-corruption prosecutors.