Protesters In Panama Reject Peace Deal, Mount New Roadblocks
July 20, 2022
3:42 am
As social groups rejected a deal made with the government to clear the roadways in exchange for a reduction in fuel prices, fresh roadblocks appeared in Panama yesterday indicating that trouble was still brewing.
According to Luis Sanchez, a leader of the Anadepo civic gathering, union leaders consulted grassroots supporters about the arrangement made on Sunday before deciding to continue the protest.
‘We had warned the executive that we still have to consult the rank and file,’ he told the TVN-2 channel.
The agreement, he added, ‘was signed under pressure’ and members have opted to continue the mobilization that had …
