THE PANAMANIAN Association of Business Executives (APEDE) has called for an immediate, expeditious and exhaustive investigation of the allegations that President Varela received campaign donations from Odebrecht  a company that has received over $2 billion in contracts from his administration.

In a press release the association described the statements of  lawyer Ramón Fonseca Mora as ‘serious”, since they have undoubtedly generated a deep and justified concern in the citizenship”.

The statement said  that "such serious accusations warrant immediate, expeditious and exhaustive investigation by  the competent authorities."

They also call on the authorities to "show their firm commitment to combat corruption at all costs."

After  releasing the communiqué, members of the business organization met with Attorney General of the Nation, Kenia Porcell, to request concrete actions in the investigations carried out by the Public Ministry.