Panama’s Supreme Court is inhabited with morally questionable figures in key positions who damage the image of the institution, says outgoing judge Harry Diaz in a report on his eight years service published on Friday, December 20.

"This institution suffers like many others, from morally questioned figures who unfortunately are empowered by multiple key positions," he said.

Díaz magistrate of the Second Criminal Chamber did not reveal the names of those figures reports TVN. He said he concludes his period with the peace of mind of having maintained a constant task in favor of improving the administration of justice.

He questioned  the operation of  the SPA accusatory  system  which is currently coordinated by Judge José Ayú Prado

“ From an inquiring extreme we went to another guaranteeing extreme. The balance is fundamental, the oral system is overvalued and saturated with audiences that are largely of subsequent control,which subjects the administration of justice (both the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Judicial Branch) to continuous wear and tear. it has led the accusatory system to collapse, as I predicted in February 2016, ”Díaz said in his report.

The solution to give the Accusatory Criminal System a break is to eliminate subsequent control hearings.

Díaz also said that it was necessary to concentrate on the implementation of the Judicial Career and apply the new procedural system gradually. In addition, they had to obtain the necessary funds to apply the SPA adequately throughout the country.