In commemoration of the birth of Justo Arosemena, today the National Lawyer's Day is celebrated. This day is also the first anniversary of that “not guilty” decision of the Trial Court in the case ordinarily known as “punctures”. One year later, the crimes go unpunished; the victims, defenseless; the procurator, replaced, and the great feudal lord, showing off everything he can do with his money. In the time that has elapsed, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice has not resolved the appeals that are known to it.

This case has been, to date, the most important of the last decades for Panamanian justice, for which the Court must verify that, beyond any doubt, the norms and criteria of due process were complied with. They have had plenty of time to fulfill their obligation. The prosecutor who would have been responsible for following the litigation was transferred to other ag.ssignments by the attorney general of the Nation, who seems to take everything lightly. The country needs the three magistrates to set an example of unquestionable integrity and impeccable administration of justice. - LA PRENSA, Aug. 9