President Laurentino Cortizo opened the events celebrating Panama’s 198 years of independence from Spain on Friday, November 28 with a strongly worded message aimed at lawmakers, businessmen and judges.

Speaking in La Chorrera  the president said “The country is not loved with surcharges, the country is not loved with coimas (kickbacks) Those coimas affect the country, "

“Prosecutors, judges, magistrates, are not due to a president. Deputies, politicians, businessmen, that their decisions are in law, "he added.

.“The country is not loved with surcharges, the country is not loved with coimas. The country is defended. Those coimas affect the country, "Cortizo said.

“Prosecutors, judges, magistrates, are not due to a president, politicians, businessmen, Their decisions are in law, "he added.

Cortizo said he took advantage of the scenario to send the message “because we have to serve the Fatherland. The country has a lot of good people. ”

“Loving the country is not a game. Loving the country is the independence of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Body, ”he said