Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, welcomed the acquittal of 28 defendants facing Panama Papers-related money laundering charges in his inauguration speech, labeling the original journalistic investigation “an international hoax to undermine the image and competitiveness of our country.”

https://web.archive.org/web/20240703165136/https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2024/07/panamas-new-president-labels-panama-papers-a-hoax-as-experts-voice-concerns-about-money-laundering-acquittals/

>>22215942 DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to Panama attended the inauguration of José Raúl Mulino. The Biden-Harris Administration looks forward to expanding bilateral cooperation with President Mulino and confronting key regional issues.

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/725021589/readout-of-secretary-mayorkas-s-travel-to-panama-as-the-head-of-the-united-states-presidential-delegation

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