The Panama scandal

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TV and radio journalist Nuria Piera and colleague Huchi Lora broadcast a report on the Panama press scandal (La Prensa) on their radio talk show yesterday evening, citing alleged links between PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado and controversial business deals by President Martin Torrijos of Panama. Interviewed on the same show, Miguel Vargas' aide Carlos Gabriel Garcia denied that the PRD candidate had done anything illegal since he had a presidential authorization from then President Hipolito Mejia for signing the multi-million dollar contract for supervisory services with a company linked to President Torrijos. Vargas served as Public Works minister during the Mejia administration. According to Panama's La Prensa newspaper, President Torrijos has acknowledged that he was a shareholder in the company under investigation, but defends the legality of the operation. Nuria Piera pointed out that the contract with the Dominican government clearly establishes that the contracted Panamanian company was hired through a tendering process, when in fact no such tender was held.
Hoy newspaper's Que se Dice page two commentary mentions the scandal today.

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