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Weekly Report - 20 November 2014 (WR-14-46)
PANAMA: Varela moves on pledge to combat corruption
President Juan Carlos Varela is serious about making good his campaign pledge to crack down on official corruption – a major public complaint against the previous administration of Ricardo Martinelli (Cambio Democrático, 2009-2014). Earlier this month Varela appointed Angélica Maytín, the executive president of the local branch of the Berlin-based watchdog, Transparency International, as his new anti-corruption czar. The appointment comes amid other signs that the Partido Panameñista (PPA)-led government is moving against corruption.
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