Supreme Court Magistrate Maribel Cornejo Batista warned that the Municipal Police created under Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi’s Municipal Agreement 162 may violate the Constitution. She noted that establishing police force structures and functions requires a formal legislative law rather than a local municipal norm. Context and Legal ConcernsCreation of the Force: Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi transformed the former surveillance department into a full municipal police unit. Constitutional Warning: Magistrate Maribel Cornejo Batista issued a dissenting opinion noting that organizing police bodies belongs exclusively to national lawmakers, not local municipal councils. Public Incidents: Scrutiny over the unit intensified following violent public altercations and protests outside the Hatillo municipal building involving municipal agents.