Reynaldo Alexis Santana, the ruler of the indigenous Naso Tjër Di area in Panama, located close to the Costa Rican border, was just lately sentenced to 5 years in jail for sexually assaulting a minor.

Subsequently, the native indigenous management is deliberating whether or not he needs to be dethroned.

The incident occurred within the Naso area in 2016 when the sufferer was simply 12 years previous.

After the minor got here ahead, her mom lodged a grievance with the Bocas del Toro Prosecutor’s Workplace.

The sufferer, now 19, expressed her disappointment and concern since justice, in her view, was not adequately served.

Santana, who has been on the throne since 2011, was discovered responsible by a courtroom.

Alongside his jail sentence, he’s prohibited from public service duties. Nonetheless, the courtroom might enable him to serve his sentence through neighborhood service.

This resolution is about for the third of August.

The Council of the Naso Tjër Di area will meet on the next Monday to determine Santana’s destiny.

The Panamanian Ombudsman’s Workplace issued a press release urging King Santana to step down from his throne to make sure the safety of the neighborhood’s kids and adolescents.

The Naso folks, one among Panama’s seven indigenous tribes, function underneath a monarchical system.

Historically, the throne would go from mother and father to kids.

Nonetheless, latest practices enable topics to decide on their monarch from eligible relations. Additionally they possess the facility to depose the ruler.

If Santana is certainly dethroned, Arquiteo Santana, the subsequent in line, might assume the throne.

Regardless of Panama’s development, the plight of its indigenous inhabitants, accounting for about 11% of the nation’s complete inhabitants, stays dire, with poverty affecting over 96% of the neighborhood.