Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office opens investigation after publication about the purchase of used fans
The Public Ministry (MP) reported this Thursday that an ex-officio investigation was opened for the possible crime against the public administration related to an alleged purchase of used fans from the State.
It indicates that the investigation will be carried out by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office after a publication in the newspaper La Prensa that revealed the purchase of alleged mechanical ventilators that arrived with failures at Panamanian hospitals to treat patients with coronavirus.
According to the investigation of the print media, there were 32 fans sold by a corporation to the State, without being authorized to sell equipment from the manufacturer Dräger, they were manufactured in 2014, and their software was outdated, among other flaws, such as the damaged card, Broken screen and vent parts made in 2013, had expired for 2017.
La Prensa details that it had access to a list of purchase commitment letters from the Presidency, in which 53 fans are listed with the company denounced for a value of $43,400.00 per unit, which gives an average total of 2.3 million.
According to the investigation of the print media, there were 32 fans sold by a corporation to the State, without being authorized to sell equipment from the manufacturer Dräger, they were manufactured in 2014, and their software was outdated, among other flaws, such as the damaged card, Broken screen and vent parts made in 2013, had expired for 2017.
La Prensa details that it had access to a list of purchase commitment letters from the Presidency, in which 53 fans are listed with the company denounced for a value of $43,400.00 per unit, which gives an average total of 2.3 million.