Caribbean & Central America - January 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)

President Ricardo Martinelli is once again stoking concerns about the independence of powers in Panama. In late 2012, he named Ana Belfón, a legal advisor to the presidency, as the new attorney general, replacing a close ally, José Ayú Prado, who was moved to the nine-member supreme court of justice (CSJ). Both appointments, since ratified by the legislature, are controversial.

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