Panama Rejects Protests and Grants Asylum to Former Guatemala President Serrano

Panamanian President Guillermo Endara, in the face of protests by labor groups who blocked traffic in Panama City to show their displeasure, has defended his government’s decision to grant political asylum to former Guatemalan President Jorge Serrano. Serrano fled Guatemala when he was ousted after his dictatorial takeover of the government on May 25, 1993. Endara rejected demands from labor groups, urging that Serrano and former Guatemala Vice President Gustavo Espina, also in Costa Rica, be extradited to Guatemala…[more]