Panamanians speculated on how to oust Supreme Court judges

Though governments change, corruption  remains a constant in Panama  according to two previous U.S. ambassadors.

Both Linda Watt (2002-2005) and Bill Eaton (2005-2008) consistently reported on the administrations  Mireya Moscoso and Martin TorrijosTorrijos says La Prensa after publishing its latest WikiLeaks revelations

Within weeks of  Torrijos taking office in 2004, Linda Watt, referring to to the Supreme Court appointmets  made by Mireya Moscoso, said: "Ever since President Torrijos took office on September 1, Panamanians  have speculated on how to get rid of the most criticized and least liked Moscoso appointments, including Cesar Pereira, Winston Spadafora and Alberto Cigarruista. "
 Watt in an October 13 2004 messaged wrote:"Many Panamanians as much as the Democratic Revolutionary Party would love Pereira a Moscoso appointmentconsidered corrupt,   out of the Court."

Before the judge Pereira left the Supreme Court the diplomat said: "Whether Pereira goes or stays, in order to improve the dismal credibility of the highest court in Panama, President Torrijos must appoint judges unimpeachable."
 Like a script that is repeated over and over in each new administration, Martin Torrijos said he wanted to clean up the judiciary when he took office.
 "In private conversations with the ambassador, President Torrijos and several Cabinet members they repeatedly voiced their high level of frustration with the Supreme Court, while considering options for removing at least ‘he most controversial judges’
"While the new government is struggling to investigate the well-covered tracks of corruption left by the rought state of the Moscoso administration, the Court is blocking any judicial inquiry," claimed Watt.
Reports by William Eaton-who served under Torrijos, continued to denounce corruption in Panama.
In 2005, for example, Eaton reported that Torrijos recognized that private sector corruption was a problem, indicating that it was common knowledge that private companies were offering bribes to legislators to pass laws that favor their interests.
In 2006, meanwhile, while Torrijos hoped to gain the ambassador's ear overirregularities the government of his predecessor, the diplomat exposed the cynicism of the president: " serving his own 'rich and powerful' friends.