(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) President José Raúl Mulino described as morbid and in bad faith the publication by a 'willy-nilly' newspaper, which states that the president's daughters toured the Diplomatic Villa accompanied by“an architect convicted in the Blue Apple case.” According to this newspaper,“the restoration of the ceiling, walls, and floor of the Diplomatic Villa was finalized after a tour in July 2024” and will cost $7.1 million. The article mentions that the Minister of Culture, Maruja Herrera, was accompanied by Monique and Alexandra Mulino, daughters of President José Raúl Mulino. It also highlights that the photo of the tour shows architect George Moreno, convicted in the Blue Apple case.

According to this 'rag-tag' newspaper, the president's daughters, as well as the ministers, are aware of Moreno's legal situation, since the ruling against him“was widely reported in the media and on social media.” Mulino's reaction was not long in coming and he made his statements on his X account. “I must clarify the publication in the newspaper today, in which, with all the morbidity and bad faith, they published photos of my daughters during a single visit they made to the diplomatic villa to see their condition, as the architect and designer that they are,” the president wrote on his social media. For her part, Monique Mulino also defended herself and said she has nothing to hide, which is why she published the photos of the tour.

According to the president's daughter, she has never participated or intervened in bidding processes, much less sought to benefit anyone. “Everything I do in the Office of the First Lady is free of charge, with the sole purpose of supporting my parents in leaving a worthy legacy,” she said. “It's not fair to use my name or image to attack the government's management or distort the truth,” she added. She doesn't indicate the alleged errors in the news reports. Nor does the president. It's worth noting that this isn't the first time this rag newspaper has attacked one of the current president's daughters.

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