Over 2,860 case files related to economic aid from Ifarhu are being sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office, after the Comptroller's Office analyzed 4,000 cases that caused a loss to the country of more than 52 million dollars.
Flores was direct “We hope that the Public Ministry does the same and we can recover those funds or convert them into loans due to the misuse of Panamanian money,” he warned, making it clear that the audits were not done to decorate a shelf, but to stir up the judicial hornet's nest.
The comptroller stated that these investigations reflect a worrying pattern in the use of resources earmarked for scholarships and academic aid, a system that ended up becoming, as he hinted at, a festival of favoritism, discretion, and political manipulation.
The next chapter: the "hot" community boards But the onslaught does not end there. Flores announced that this week the Comptroller's Office will deliver nearly 18 additional audits, this time on the decentralized community boards of the previous government, several of which have become legendary for the number of accusations they carry. “You will find many of the famous, emblematic community boards that everyone wants to know what happened to their money, and we suspect that they were used, above all, for electoral purposes,” revealed Flores.
The message is clear With thousands of case files in hand and public opinion ignited, the Public Ministry faces a trial by fire that will determine whether these scandals are clarified or, as the Panamanian always fears, become another chapter in the eternal file.
