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Weekly Report - 29 April 2010 (WR-10-17)
PANAMA: Martinelli restructures interior ministry
This week Panama's congress passed a bill put forward by President
Ricardo Martinelli which restructures the interior and justice ministry, in line
with the government's priority of reducing crime. While sceptics remain doubtful
as to how far the changes will address the problem, attributed to the spread of
international drug gangs in Panama and the region as a whole, the security
institutions have come under scrutiny in the wake of a scandal involving the
chief of police and concerns about his recent appointees.
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