Lawyer and professor Miguel Antonio Bernal stated that the proposal to create a commission to investigate a criminal organization allegedly dedicated to extortion and blackmail has caused distress in some sectors of society.
The jurist added that a democratic state is built and strengthened with truth, and there is no room for people accused of corruption to pretend to "give lessons on ethics and civics".
The initiative comes after a scandal in which the former president of the newspaper La Prensa, Annette Planells, is accused of attempting extortion to learn the verdict that would disqualify the candidacy of former President Ricardo Martinelli before it was published by the Electoral Tribunal.
According to McDonald, this situation is not new, as the media knew about judicial decisions before lawyers received official notification.
"Beyond whether the authors and accomplices go to prison or not, what is intended is for the country to find out who or who is sustaining themselves by violating the ethical and moral code that should guide the actions of a good citizen," Bernal stated.
In turn, lawyer Guillermina McDonald spoke out about the accusations related to the leaking of judicial rulings to the newspaper La Prensa. She is also linked to a supposed conspiracy against the candidacy of President José Raúl Mulino.
In response to these accusations, Bernal considered it urgent to create a commission to report to the country on the significant events denounced.
The scandal also generated a reaction from the U.S. ambassador to Panama, Kevin Cabrera, who described Planells as an "extortionist" and stated that she did not deserve the "Anti-Corruption Champion" recognition granted by the previous U.S. government.
