Land committee got “orders from the president”: report

An emergency meeting of the advisory council  of the National Land Authority (Anati). Got “orders from  the President” not to judge the actions of the former director who in turn had “received orders".

The message. According to  Ex vice Minister of Government Luis Ernesto Carles, came via Minister of the Presidency, Jimmy Papadimitriu  and concerned Anabelle Villamonte, the director who resigned on Friday, September 16.

The resignation came following scandals over land title grabs, including a plot  in Paitialla destined for a close associate of President Ricardo Martinelli.  which Villamonte facilitated.

Demetrio said that "the orders of the President" were not to judge her actions in the free transfer of a landfill in Paitilla, with an estimated value of $45 million, because she "received orders" from above..

Carles, said Sunday, September 18 that this this line  was presented to the Advisory Council at the controversial meeting on August 22 when they discussed how to revert to the State, land given free of charge  to Cesar Segura,  and people close to the government.

According to Carles, Papadimitriu arrived unexpectedly at the meeting and said, “Because Villamonte  received higher orders, we cannot judge the actions of the director … seek a way out and close this case. Those are the orders of the President … seek the solution to this mess. "
Carles Papadimitriu said  that Papadimitriu ordered  that the the session would not be recorded.

He defended the figure of the expropriation of the land "because the issue of compensation fixed it safely." Asked what type of agreement would be reached with Segura, he said: "I know who reached an agreement with Mr. Segura to give up compensation.”

Papadimitriu  told La Prensa that everything said by the ex-vice minister "is totally false." He denied having said at the meeting that Villamonte received orders from above, "and I arrived at the meeting with no line he reiterated.
Papadimitriu also denied the alleged agreement to waive compensation.