Now you go to far...
1. Okke Ornstein is a fugitive from justice in Panama. Please check with Don Winner of Panama-Guide if you want more information. The "conviction" you talk about was another person with the same name and the story was retracted by the original source, after it was published. All of that information is covered in the old posts here on IH and can be verified there or by our moderator Lojiko.
YOU MUST KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PHONY STORY AND THAT FACT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE PRESS AT THAT TIME. AN APOLOGY WAS MADE PUBLICLY BY THE WEB SITE THAT ORIGINALLY PRINTED THE STORY. YOUR ASSERTION IS A CRIMINAL ACT IN PANAMA AND PATENTLY KNOWN TO BE FALSE.
2. A prosecutor did call for a claim to be asserted as Don covered in the article you referenced. First of all it was five not fifty-five hectares or about twelve acres of the 482 square KILOMETERS of the concession. The matter was investigated and no criminal wrong doing was found. The matter was referenced in MD&A's for several years since it was a political effort to stop development by the environmentalists. The ruling opposition at that time, the same one that held up our permit to operate for over a year while seeking payments, levied a fine against the company. After the election when CD came to power and through subsequent hearings the fine was found to be improper and annulled. Although with complete transparency, it was carried in public filings until completely adjudicated. Turns out the company had done nothing wrong, and neither did Richard Fifer.
Thus by asserting criminally false accusations commonly known to be so,(1), you have revealed yourself publicly as well as your agenda. You certainly do not have to like Richard Fifer, nor the way he has run Petaquilla. However, purposeful defamation is a whole other ballgame. Please do not refer to me as your friend. I do not know you personally, nor do I have any interest in doing so.
Please be assured you post has been forwarded to the appropriate people in Panama, along with all the pertinent information about you. You think you are anonymous, but actually you are not. Just ask the little lady up in CR.
