In Panama, there is no certainty of punishment. The Coiba Island prison was a reflection of Panamanian society that removed from circulation criminals who would never be reformed. A hitman does not get reformed. For decades, Coiba helped control both internal and international organized crime. Panama had its CECOT (Center for Terrorism Confinement) long before President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador invented it to control gangs. Yes, I recognize that we, the military, used the Coiba prison as a tool of terror. And that our criollo justice system is not applied. Others who apply certainty of punishment are the criminals when they order the execution of those they believe should be 'punished' (executed) without caring about collateral damage. The lack of certainty of punishment is a weakness in the post-invasion democracy, which in Panama was not applied for years. This is one of the reasons for the increase in organized crime, the lack of discipline in security forces, and the failures of the justice system. The Coiba Island prison did work and was a factor of fear (TERROR) among the thugs who avoided going to Coiba. The sentence is served with the certainty of punishment. The sentence is served with: isolation from society, cut off from their criminal networks. The disciplinary commission imposed an additional six months of sanction and a fine for non-compliance. This is the punishment standard, a fine model that the Panamanian Justice does not use. They only applied certainty of punishment to us, military prisoners of war after the invasion. And to curb the growth of organized crime within the prisons. The Coiba prison worked under all democratic governments before the 1968 military coup; it had a balancing effect, making criminals think twice before committing a crime. Before the Anti-Mafia law is passed, certainty of punishment must exist in Panama; to face the narco-terrorists. Defense and Security Analyst 23.11.25. The entry 'Certainty of Punishment' was first published in La Verdad Panamá. Reopen the Coiba Island prison. FIFA extends the punishment to the head of Panamanian football. Terror is fought with more terror. This old concept is the one applied today. But this is the current concept of the CECOT. ISOLATION AND TOTAL DISCONNECTION*. Then there would be a guarantee of cutting the orders to kill that come out of the prisons as happens today. The state would achieve applying two necessary elements today, to begin to have control of the prisons. Felipe Camargo.
