La Prensa forced to retract.
Again La Prensa caught in illegal manipulation of a news story. Over the next eighteen months you will see this sort of thing leading up to the election. All reports in press on either side of an issue should be taken with a grain of salt.
Writing (nacion.pa @ epasa.com) / PANAMA AMERICA
Posing on President Edwin Alvarez
The Apostle said: "I prefer that builds active crazy and do things for the country, a passive that does nothing".
The evangelical leader also said that the act was not done by a president "who has been attacked by the media to boost your morale or anyone, but for a country that does not believe in corruption or immorality."
The cult of anointing was organized by the Hosanna Church and is held every year in early January.
A statement from the presidency described as false and manipulative a story published Tuesday by the newspaper "La Prensa", which is attributed to President Ricardo Martinelli statements ever issued.
"The report published on Tuesday in the print edition of the newspaper" La Prensa ", where falsely reported that President Ricardo Martinelli had said yesterday during the anointing ceremony organized by the Hosanna Apostolic Community that:" I forgive those Pharisees who complain about everything, they do not want progress Panama "is another example of how the media manipulates the information in an effort to maintain an improper role of opposition to the national government," the press release Presidency.
Presidency's report highlights that while participating in the ceremony organized by evangelicals on Monday January 7, President Martinelli made no reference to criticism, nor used the word Pharisees.
In the statement even transcribed verbatim what the president said, noting that: "Through prayer, we can change Panama and better makes us all, as Panamanians we all want the best for our country, we all want the same thing, and much better if everything is accompanied by prayer to God. As I said, I am not a perfect man, I have made mistakes, I learned retract when necessary, to the person who has offended you I apologize, I think one should be man enough to admit that when one has done wrong, one has be corrected. "
The note of the Palace of the Herons that Martinelli reiterated that "we must all pray, opposition parties, people of all denominations. We must pray for a better country. "
"I think it's important to pray for Panama because Panamanians have to thank God for all he has given us in this world. I think that's the most important thing, "he concluded.
The National Government regretted that "the newspaper" La Prensa "persists in the reprehensible practice of manipulating information. On Thursday December 27, 2012, President Ricardo Martinelli said the manipulation of information is a violation of human rights citizens in general and especially those directly affected by the manipulation of information. "
Admission of error.
In the afternoon on their website and saw an erratum by the newspaper.
"The information published by this newspaper on the cover of the print edition of today, January 8, entitled" Martinelli: 'I forgive those Pharisees who complain about everything, "contained an error built into the process of drafting the President expressions used for a similar-religious act of anointing the day-at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium in January 2012.
Obaldía Lourdes, editor of the newspaper, said: "We regret the inadvertent error incurred and apologize to President Ricardo Martinelli, and the readers of the newspaper La Prensa".
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