Internal Conflicts Over 25 Fired DIJ Officers
(Panama-Guide) By Grisel Bethancourt and Carlos Estrada Aguilar for La Critica - The 25 officers who were fired from their positions in the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) has generated contradictions in the ranks of government. Although the Director of the National Police, Gustavo Perez, says he will not back away from his decision to fire the officers, Panama's Vice President Juan Carlos Varela and Ombudsman, Ricardo Vargas, say the issue should be reassessed.
