'God save me from these bandits," pleads Martinelli

The political tension of recent weeks in Panama has re-emerged once again.

President Ricardo Martinelli claims the opposition will destroy all his public works. "God save me from these bandits," he said in a public meeting.

Indigenous groups continue to protest against a hydroelectric project, while the country failed to get good grades in the US Human Rights 2011 report.





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