The Storm Surrounding Solomon Shamah

(Panama-Guide) - La Estrella -  The Administrator - who has the rank of Minister - of the Tourism Authority, Solomon Shamah, is linked to a case of arms trafficking, according to a report published by the Independent Media Center (www.indymedia.org/fr/2010/06/938739.shtml). According to the report published by this media outlet, Shamah appeared in a photograph with a group of Colombian arms dealers, which is in the possession of the justice system in that country. However, as alluded to in the report by the Independent Media Center, it has not been confirmed that the Colombian Department of Administrative Security (DAS) has identified the Panamanian Tourism Administrator. The report also highlights Shamah's role as an intermediary in the alleged obtaining of funds from David Murcia Guzman for the presidential electoral campaign of Ricardo Martinelli, and the alleged ties of his family members with the transportation of illegal money in the region.

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Original Source: Panama-Guide

Date Retrieved: January 2011.