Attorney General Investigating Perez Kidnapping Case

Prosecutors are investigating the possible participation of the current director of the National Police in the abduction of several civilians during the U.S. invasion of Panama. Panama's Attorney General is trying to dig deeper into news reports published on the subject about two weeks ago. Attorney General Giuseppe Bonissi summoned journalist Alexis Charris Palacios of the La Estrella newspaper in an attempt to uncover additional evidence in the case. Another journalist, Santiago Cumbrera of the Panama America, was also summoned by the prosecutor. However, thus far there has not been any official statement made in the press by National Police Chief Gustavo Perez on the case. However, the case file contains a letter sent to the Attorney General by Rodolfo Moreno, the Secretary General of the Police, in which he assures Attorney General Bonissi that there are no documents in the archives of the National Police related to the matter. Moreno served as the Acting Director of Police during the first week of March while Gustavo Perez was in Israel. As soon as Perez returned from his trip, the government employees who used to work in the archives section of the National Police were transferred to Colon, in a move that has not been explained by the institution. This is not the first administrative step that calls attention to the police. At the same time the "Perez File" became public, police commissioner Jaime Ruiz, the Deputy Director, was sent to Costa Rica for one year. (Source - La Estrella)