The former executive of the mining Petaquilla Richard Fifer insists that the debt to the Social Security Fund (CSS) that maintains the institution was not their responsibility and that had to be canceled when Rodrigo Esquivel and Raul Ferrer were at the head of the company.
WERE THERE Complicity between AUTHORITIES AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY?
I can not say; however, I submit to the judgment of the readers the following arguments: Searching the Internet I found this note: //www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/sacan-juan-jovan%C3%A9-paro-en-el sure-social news that came out in 2003 where Rodrigo Esquivel takes provisional Deputy Director of the social Security Fund. This man worked for the company as a trusted person of Rodrigo Esquivel. Maricruz de Obaldia, right hand Esquivel, is national coordinator of health facilities SSC, the national leadership of Administrative Affairs, if we put together this puzzle we Esquivel from 2003 as deputy director in the institution. Two of the key chips Esquivel, his personal assistant Maricruz de Obaldia and comptroller Francisco Batista, are currently working in good jobs in the CSS and we have to put this puzzle that he put up as collateral for peace and except that he asked for the payment arrangement, a land company and embargo lifted the CSS (who requested the embargo, why he was released and could offer to be relieved?).
So clearly be seen that they could prepare the forms and he had to have gone into SIPE. This is a crime if we consider that Esquivel resigned in August and this time was no president of the company. The latter has caused two complaints lodged by us with the Public Ministry of Penonomé.
Blame ESQUIVEL DIRECTLY BY NO PAYMENT OF BENEFITS EMPLOYERS WORKERS IN THE CSS?
As former Assistant Director of the CSS and lawyer, you should know that ignorance of the law does not exempt him from blame. Failure payments occurred under his administration, the payment request was made to the president and representative of the company a key and a digital signature and other key responsible for HR.
What ARRIVAL TO THE COMPANY AS PRESIDENT, COULD NOT MAKE A DEAL WITH THE INSTITUTION?
I tried, but as shown by the evidence presented to court, all accounts were bankrupt and insolvent and bank accounts with a negative balance.
HOW THIS MONEY WAS CIRCULATED?
In the contract signed on May 8, 2014, with Minera Panama, it is designated accurately and details, check by check, how the money is distributed. Here I want to emphasize that the contract signed with Minera Panama states that Minera Panama 60 million, would pay the debt to the Social Security Fund, and the remaining workers. Definitely they made these payments only partially. The priority of Rodrigo Esquivel and Raul Ferrer, who controlled firms disbursement checks were banks that use them have relatives within them. When receiving this economic entry, they canceled the entire debt of these two banks from their families and left hanging workers, creditors and payments to the government sector.
Additionally we have submitted to the CSS legal grounds for them to have factual evidence that the 9.2 million remaining to give the Petaquilla group by Minera Panama, the debt is deducted CSS.
Through the Executor Judge CSS, we request that repossess Minera Panama for this amount of debt to them and to workers was canceled, but we are still waiting for news from them. Since this negotiation is not given, the company requested in the judiciary mediation between Minera Panama and Petaquilla group companies, this occurs in September 2015. There were two citations from which Minera Panama or presented nor apologized. Today we are still waiting for the CSS, which has the tools for the collection, it can run.
In the contract with Minera Panama, is Minera who controls all disbursements and debts to pay, consequently Minera Panama today has economic, legal and moral responsibility in meeting payments to the CSS and employees. Additionally, within the range of priorities, administration of Petaquilla under the direction of Esquivel and Ferrer did not have the good faith of cancelarles workers or the government. Further, I can say that the company requested by letter No. 0021 PTQ, dated June 15, 2015 mediation, but we still keep waiting for your answer.
I take it, SO THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR PAYMENT TO WORKERS?
The latest steps taken by Esquivel and Raul were off debts with banks of family, tercerizar $ 7.8 million in tax credits and leave Unmanaged $ 9.2 million Minera Panama, as evidenced in the Court Sixth Circuit's Civil first Judicial Circuit of Panama.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH PACIFIC FINANCIAL ACCOUNT AND THAT ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO MARTINELLI?
I had no knowledge, rather than what came out in the media and instructed to Esquivel and Ferrer of the dangers that could be generated to process the Petaquilla insider group.
THERE ANOTHER CASE FOR WHICH YOU KEEP PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IS THE CASE GOLD DRAGON, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT?
It is the result of the contract signed on May 8, 2014 Minera Panama-First Quantum under economic coercion to Petaquilla group. As important background I note that the president of Gold Dragon in 2008, accepts failure and requests reach an understanding, which was not achieved. Any failure to Gold Dragon believes it has with Petaquilla Minerals S.A. It is in its full right to settle with its new owner Minera Panama and its legal representative, which is why all parties were notified of the transaction. We wonder why I did it again the victim of a violation generated by an economic agreement and morally coerced upon us.
Finally, HOW YOU FEEL, THINK YOU WILL JUSTICE?
Clearly there have been two main actors, the government of Ricardo Martinelli and Trojan horses, most important in this interview the new White Shark Australia Firs Quantum-Minera Panama. I ask the Panamanian justice: he will hold our institutions face this trade war, which operates not only in Panama, but in the United States, Canada and Spain, among other countries? What is between the middle is the economic trajectory and participation of the national economy in the future of the coming decades world-scale project in the region of the central provinces. If he succeeds truth and justice; Petaquilla, and consequently the central provinces, will have a second opportunity for economic and social welfare.
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'From Financial Pacific he had no knowledge, but what came out in the media and instructed Ferrer Esquivel and the dangers of insider dealing group of Petaquilla'
