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Panama's Political Circus: The Comptroller and His Dubious Visits

The article exposes the political decay in Panama, focusing on the dubious actions of Comptroller Bolo Flores, who interferes with an ongoing investigation, and President Mulino, whose decisions jeopardize justice and governance.


Panama's Political Circus: The Comptroller and His Dubious Visits

The political and official license reigning in the country is turning us into a dreadful circus, where graceless clowns without art or invitation seek to mingle as equals—or superiors—with judges and prosecutors. The fugitive's decision is a misfortune for us—the people—because we will likely have to defend ourselves from the new ombudsperson. For example, the kleptomaniac decided who would be the new ombudsperson. On Thursday, Mulino also praised the comptroller, Bolo Flores. And most importantly, if it was just a simple visit to check on his auditors, why did a prosecutor press criminal charges against him? Evidently, Bolo Flores's actions were nothing but a blatant stunt that jeopardized the case against Carrizo. In these shenanigans are not only Torombolo, but also Mecha Corta, and Inocente Mariposelli. For the right price, they have no problem following orders. Is it because there isn't enough money for everyone? The scramble for funds is great because there isn't much left after paying the interest and principal of the external debt; because repairing the diplomatic villa costs millions and buying combat planes from Lula costs much more. His friends are leaving him alone and now they are flirting with the emperor of thievery who lives in Colombia. If any ordinary person did something similar, they wouldn't be telling the story, at least not while free, as they would be in prison. But the favors did not end there. And one has to see how enthusiastic—about restoring order—the Torombolo of the Comptroller's Office became. On Thursday night, making a show of his well-earned nickname, Bolo burst into the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, where auditors from the Comptroller's Office were testifying in the investigation into Gaby Carrizo's supposed unjust enrichment. The political and official license reigning in the country is turning us into a dreadful circus, where graceless clowns without art or invitation seek to mingle as equals—or superiors—with judges and prosecutors. The fugitive's decision is a misfortune for us—the people—because we will likely have to defend ourselves from the new ombudsperson. Doubts? It also costs a fortune to move around in the presidential plane, so much so that Mulino will accumulate enough miles to keep flying for free in that plane—as a frequent flyer—after his term ends. Yes, things are tough, and that's why I'm not surprised by what he said later: that he doesn't have a 'circle zero.' 'I think we have a good and efficient comptroller... He must also take care of the state's coffers and put order where necessary...'. Two, that individual has never respected anyone's human rights, except his own. With such credentials—to which are added the opinions of Russo as a Supreme Court magistrate in favor of today's President Mulino—the tragedy of what his management will be is self-evident. On this occasion, the thief and the anointed won a major assault by paying, with our money, for the favors of their guardian angel, whose main job will continue to be the defense of shamelessness at all costs. Was a simple phone call not enough to know about his auditors? President Mulino said this week that 'the profession of politics gets harder every day.' If this time they wink at the comptroller's such brazen audacity, what will be next? And it's not the first, but the second time he does it. Let's recall that during the disturbances in Changuinola in 2010, he ordered the police to shoot at unarmed protesters, leaving two dead and more than 600 injured, many with shotgun pellets in their eyes. We can calculate the quality of his future management by adding two elements. Of course! One: the godfather of the appointment of Angela Russo as Ombudsperson is a criminal, a money launderer. Why does he come up with such a childish excuse on Friday afternoon when he could have informed the same day he went to the prosecutor's office, as the Attorney General's Office did after his 'attentive' visit? Ipso facto, they gladly accommodated him.

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