A criminal complaint filed with the Public Prosecutor's Office has put psychiatrist Waldemar Oliveros and lawyer Yostin Cabrera under scrutiny within a judicial process where the main defendant is Diomedes Heraclio Carles Cleghorn, the consul of Panama in Trinidad and Tobago.
The legal action, filed by Jason Humberto Carles Cleghorn through the firm Quiroz Govea & Asociados and led by lawyer Javier Quiroz, requests an investigation into potential crimes such as document forgery and false testimony, amidst a dispute over the management of an elderly person's assets.
Key contradictions in medical reports The document details that on June 29, 2023, psychiatrist Waldemar Oliveros certified that the 85-year-old Heraclio Diomedes Carles Sam had mild cognitive decline. Subsequently, other certifications attributed to the same physician were added to the file: one from December 4, 2024, maintaining the diagnosis of mild decline, and another from July 16, 2025, indicating the patient suffered from dementia associated with diseases like diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. However, on July 23, 2025, when testifying in the case, Oliveros stated that he had not observed cognitive decline in the patient and also claimed not to remember when he had issued his last certification, despite a recent document being in the file.
Independent expert opinions contradict certifications Adding to these inconsistencies, two independent psychiatrists, Iván Marcel Penna Franco (proposed by the plaintiff) and Manuel Iván Daniel Alexis (designated by the court), concluded that the elderly person has severe cognitive decline, with an evolution dating back at least two years. These reports are in the judicial files (sequences 181, 182, and 183) and establish that the patient lacks the capacity to make decisions about their assets and property, which directly clashes with some of the submitted documentation.
The lawyer's role in the case The complaint also points to lawyer Yostin Cabrera, who introduced the medical certifications into the process, specifically in sequence 57 of one of the files and in sequence 95 of the second civil case. According to the document, these documentary evidences would have been decisive in the processes, raising questions about the validity and authenticity of the material submitted.
Family dispute and assets at stake The background of the case involves Diomedes Heraclio Carles Cleghorn, the central figure in the dispute over the control of assets and decisions related to the HDJ Foundation, in which the elderly person also participates. The conflict is unfolding through two civil cases: File 106167-2023, currently in the Second Liquidator Court of the Panama Civil Circuit, and File 59311-2024, filed in the Fourth Liquidator Court of the same circuit. Additionally, there is a prior criminal investigation (file 202500041034) for alleged embezzlement of an elderly person's assets and fraud, at the Third Subregional Office of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Panama.
Facts under investigation The complaint warns that the reported facts have been developing since June 29, 2023, in various locations in the country, including notaries, residences, and medical centers such as the Policlinica Manuel Ferrer Valdés. In this context, it is suggested that the contradictions between medical certifications, testimonies, and expert opinions could constitute crimes against public faith.
They demand a criminal investigation Lawyer Javier Quiroz argues that it is up to the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate whether false or altered medical certifications were issued, false testimony was given before a competent authority, and irregular documentation was used in judicial proceedings. The case opens a new front in this legal conflict, now focused on the possible responsibility of professionals who participated in the substantiation of key evidence, while the consul Diomedes Carles Cleghorn remains the central figure of the conflict.
