OPINION: When money laundering is not a crime

The Public Ministry has carried out the prosecution of high profile crimes of politicians and businessmen accustomed to impunity. Meanwhile, the refusal of the Judicial Branch to comply with its obligation is evident. Cases such as the one documented by La Prensa today are frequent. With a businessman linked to three different investigations, who has evaded justice for a while, the circuit courts and their superiors are magnanimous: in one of the cases, an audit of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic and Judge Leslie Loaiza was ruled out It ruled dangerously that said entity lacked the necessary expertise. On the other hand, this same businessman,  has been dissociated from the Odebrecht case because, according to judge Óscar Carrasquilla, money laundering was not a crime in 2007 if the dirty funds came from an international bribe. Maybe, we are in the presence of an untouchable. They do not seem to import laws or evidence, because the Supreme Court of Justice and its subordinates will always treat you with the courtesy of an open door. Ladies and gentlemen, Panama is tired of such impunity – LA PRENSA. May 20