Cortizo Cohen appoints Principal Magistrates of the Administrative Court of Public Procurement.

Fulfilling the commitment announced in his inauguration to appoint the most suitable people, of character, committed to the best interests of the country and not to any President, the President of the Republic Laurentino Cortizo Cohen appointed the lawyers Martín Wilson Chen and Luis Murillo Mariscal, as new Magistrates of the Administrative Court of Public Procurement of the Republic of Panama.

Through Decrees No. 2 and No. 3 of April 17, 2021, the President of the Republic, in use of his constitutional and legal powers, appointed Luis Murillo Mariscal and Martín Wilson Chen respectively, as Principal Magistrates of the Administrative Court of Public Procurement . According to the decrees promulgated in the Official Gazette 29265, of this Sunday, April 18, 2021, Law 22 of June 27, 2006, which regulates Public Procurement, created the Administrative Court of Public Procurement, as an independent and impartial entity with jurisdiction Throughout the national territory. Article 147 of said law establishes that the Court will be made up of three lawyers selected from a list presented to the President of the Republic by a Special Commission, who will appoint them with their respective alternates. The Commission is made up of the ministers of Economy and Finance who preside over it, the Presidency and Security, or whoever they designate in their place. Attorney Luis Murillo Mariscal will replace Judge Elías Solís in office, while Wilson Chen will replace Judge Diógenes de La Rosa, both appointed on June 7, 2016 for a period of five years.