Panama Political Scandal: Accusations of Misuse of Funds

We categorically reject the irresponsible statements made by the Comptroller on TVN this morning, insinuating that MOCA has not rendered accounts. The Comptroller also lamented that no deputy has spoken out about the 350 million dollars that 'did go in the previous government, but those who are now demanding said nothing'. 'We have complied with absolutely everything required by the laws and we will continue to do so,' assured Lombana. Anel 'Bolo' Flores is sure that the scandal over the allocation of funds to certain municipalities is a smoke bomb that the Vamos Coalition intends to use to try to divert attention, since they have not complied with the accountability requirement, so the next step for the General Comptroller's Office is to audit these funds. We categorically reject the irresponsible statements made by the Comptroller on TVN this morning, insinuating that MOCA has not rendered accounts. Flores stated that on TVN Noticias, the Democratic Revolutionary Party has not complied with the accountability requirement, in the same situation are Molirena, the otro Camino movement (Moca), its presidential candidate Ricardo Lombana, as well as Vamos. We have complied with absolutely everything required by the laws and we will continue to do so. The fight against corruption is fought with facts, rigor and truth, not with public insinuations against those who demand transparency, which seems to bother them. We will not stop. All of this is to divert attention, because all these people are asking for an extension to render accounts of a year and a half of management when they should have presented it in the first year. He recalled that this is the money of the Panamanians and it is sacred, and it will be seen what they did with those funds, however, Flores considers that a manual on how these funds will be used must be made and it must be approved by law. This is false. This is false. The Comptroller directly pointed out Deputy Alexandra Brenes of Vamos and Betserai Richards of Moca. Disclaimer. Both Lombana and Vamos deputy Janine Prado came out to respond to Flores's statements about accountability. 'Part of this hubbub is to divert attention from the list of deputies who have not complied with the accountability requirement and most are from the Vamos Coalition,' said Flores who added that 'only four parties have complied' with that requirement. As a deputy for circuit 9-1 from the VAMOS Coalition, and in the face of the recent statements from the Comptroller regarding the accountability of the post-electoral subsidy, it is important to be clear: I resigned 100% of that subsidy, directing it to @SenacytPanama for research... Deputy Janine Prado stated: 'I resigned 100% of that subsidy, destined for Senacyt for cancer research'. 'The underlying question is another: who is overseeing the extraordinary transfers to the municipalities and their possible political ties today?', asked the deputy. 'Now what comes next is an audit of the post-election funds of these gentlemen and of the parties that we don't know how they used the money,' assured her. 'They are the first ones to tear their clothes pointing to state issues and this is wrong because if we want to start doing things right, the law has to start at home,' added her. 'The fight against corruption is fought with facts, rigor and truth, not with public insinuations against those who demand transparency, which seems to bother them. We will not stop,' assured Prado. 'All of this is to divert attention, because all these people are asking for an extension to render accounts of a year and a half of management when they should have presented it in the first year,' she pointed out. She recalled that this is the money of the Panamanians and it is sacred, and it will be seen what they did with those funds, however, Flores considers that a manual on how these funds will be used must be made and it must be approved by law. The Comptroller directly pointed out Deputy Alexandra Brenes of Vamos and Betserai Richards of Moca.