The Previous PRD Administration is Denounced as Fleets of Cars and Package Delivery Equipment Remain Missing at Inadeh

A fleet of vehicles and new equipment reportedly disappeared from the National Institute of Professional Training and Human Development (Inadeh) during the previous administration.  This was reported by Luis Ortega, from the Inadeh Workers Association, who this week filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Comptroller General’s Office and ANTAI.  According to Ortega, vehicle fleets left the institution and new equipment in boxes disappeared overnight.  “We’re talking about thousands and thousands of dollars disappearing on new, sophisticated equipment, rolls, entire reels of cables, and to this day no one has been held accountable,” he told Nex Noticias. 

Regarding the vehicle fleet, Ortega said there are images, which he cannot show because they are part of the investigation. The complainant added that they do not know the whereabouts of the fleet, which consists of between five and six cars.  “That is part of the complaint that was filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as well as all the sophisticated and specialized equipment for teaching the courses that disappeared brand new from the Inadeh warehouses,” he said.    Ortega also lashed out at the PRD administration, which he described as disastrous and responsible for destroying professional training in the country. 

“There were cases where this PRD administration took the vocational training equipment, sophisticated, specialized equipment, stacked it in a room and practically left it there to deteriorate, and today that equipment is obsolete,” he added.  The official explained that the justification given at the time for the storage of the equipment was the demolition of the old building for the construction of another one.  The leader emphasized that the administrators and directors of Inadeh have already filed the corresponding complaints; however, they as an association also took action to expedite the investigations.

In Panama, ANTAI stands for the Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information) and serves as Panama’s key government body for promoting ethics, fighting corruption, ensuring open government, and guaranteeing citizens’ right to access public information and protect personal data. It works to foster a culture of integrity, enforce data protection laws, and make government more accountable to the public, as seen in its role in legal reforms and joining international data protection networks.

Key Functions of ANTAI:

-Promotes Transparency: Works to make public management more open.
-Fights Corruption: Develops strategies to prevent and combat corrupt practices.
-Ensures Access to Information: Manages laws that allow citizens to request public data.
-Protects Personal Data: Oversees data privacy laws in Panama.
-Develops Ethics: Fosters ethical conduct within public service.

In essence, ANTAI is Panama’s watchdog for transparency and information, playing a crucial role in good governance and public trust and serves as Panama’s key government body for promoting ethics, fighting corruption, ensuring open government, and guaranteeing citizens’ right to access public information and protect personal data. It works to foster a culture of integrity, enforce data protection laws, and make government more accountable to the public, as seen in its role in legal reforms and joining international data protection networks. 

Key Functions of ANTAI:

• Promotes Transparency: Works to make public management more open.
• Fights Corruption: Develops strategies to prevent and combat corrupt practices.
• Ensures Access to Information: Manages laws that allow citizens to request public data.
• Protects Personal Data: Oversees data privacy laws in Panama.
• Develops Ethics: Fosters ethical conduct within public service. 

In essence, ANTAI is Panama’s watchdog for transparency and information, playing a crucial role in good governance and public trust.