However, after reviewing the file, the Prosecutor's Office concluded that the Mayor's Office acted within the legal framework. The sanctions, issued in September 2024 by the Directorate of Legal and Justice of the Municipality of Panama, were subsequently ratified by the Governorate of Panama, which found no irregularities in the process. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the procedures followed were in accordance with the Mayoral Decree and the Administrative Code, without any evidence of abuse of authority or breach of duties by the officials involved. With this provisional dismissal, there are now eight complaints filed against Mayor Mizrachi, all dismissed for failing to find elements that constitute a crime in the actions of the municipal authority.
"The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of the Accusatory Criminal System has dismissed another complaint filed against the mayor of Panama, Mayer Mizrachi, regarding an alleged abuse of authority in a sanctioning process related to a café located in the banking area. The complaint was filed by the legal representatives of the establishment, who questioned the fines imposed for operating without a license to sell alcoholic beverages and with an expired nighttime permit."
