Panama current event--03/21/10

On Tuesday,March 16, 224 workers for "Suntracs" construction company were arrested. They began a riot for the union of the company, witch they were part of. They spent 4 days in the La Joya Prison and were released on Saturday morning. They are planning to protest again on Monday. On Saturday, the "Suntracs" company will hold a meeting of their national council to present a report on what happened last week. the secretary general of "Suntracs", Genaro Lopez, said that this was anouther example of "we have a Minister of Government and Justice who is arrogant and provocative, and who offends the workers".