The Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Pino, participated in a ⁶ on the project of “Law 625 of Extinction of Domain of Illicit Assets”, where the need to resume the discussion of this proposal was raised, which promotes its incorporation into the legal system Panamanian legal system, to reduce the financial and operational capacity of organized crime.
In the panel, organized by the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (Apede) and its Legal Affairs Commission, the Minister pointed out that the intention is to demotivate and discourage new generations from making crime their way of life, since the Resources obtained from criminal activities do not enjoy legitimacy or constitutional protection.
With the extinction of ownership of illegal assets, said the Minister, the aim is to prevent the money obtained through crime, in any of its modalities, from being legitimized to perpetuate the criminal dynamic, promote illegal cargo, recruit people, promote hit men , corruption and violence in general.
In this context, he pointed out that the Ministry of Public Security (Minseg) maintains a firm commitment to fight against organized crime, through inter-institutional and coordinated work, through plans, programs and projects aimed at fighting organized crime.
“The proposal presented by the Minseg incorporates the best practices at the international level with a social approach, subject to public order and the well-being of the population, inherent to the constitutional purposes of social justice,” added Minister Pino.
The head of Public Security also indicated that by strengthening this norm, the State would be in a position to develop public prevention policies in an integral manner, together with other institutions linked to the development of social intervention mechanisms, to minimize the criminal incidence and promote a culture of peace.
The Secretary General of Minseg, Jonathan Riggs, who complemented Minister Pino’s explanation, indicated that this administration has a historical responsibility to prevent organized crime from continuing to expand its criminal networks and affect the community, because “unfortunately we are affected in the development sustainable human rights, that organized crime that threatens the internal security of the State, peaceful coexistence and democratic security”.
On this subject, former deputy Juan Carlos Arosemena pointed out that it is the appropriate moment for there to be a national debate not only in the Assembly or in the Bar Association, but among all the actors to see the pros and cons of the bill and seek a solution, “but we need that tool to combat the international mafia.”
Meanwhile, the president of Apede, Antonio Vargas, recommended to Minister Pino, to broaden the debate to members of civil society and legal certainty, so that they are aware of a project like this and its implications, in order to reach a consensus.
