Carlos Afu is a Panamanian politician who served in the

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. Originally a member of the

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(PRD), he was expelled by the party in 2002 after voting to approve President

Mireya Moscoso Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias (born July 1, 1946) is a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004. She is the country's first female president. Born into a rural family, Moscoso became active in t ...

's appointment of former Interior Minister

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to the Supreme Court. Afu was accused by his party of having accepted a bribe from Moscoso's government, while he in turn accused the party of accepting bribes ''en masse'' from the San Lorenzo consortium, a construction contractor. In February 2004, Moscoso appeared at the inauguration of a public works project, where she was photographed dancing with Afu. Electoral officials called for an investigation into her appearance, stating that it showed improper support for Afu's re-election campaign; Moscoso described their accusation as "an abuse of power".

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