Vicente Pachar
Vicente Pachar is the director of the Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses (Imelcf) in Panama, who has recently been in the news due to the critical situation at the judicial morgue, which is facing severe overcrowding with around 60 unclaimed bodies amidst a rising number of violent deaths.
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Recent news mentions
Vicente Pachar presented his resignation as director of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences due to personal reasons.
Renuncia Vicente Pachar como director de Medicina Legal
Panama· 2025-11-14
Vicente Pachar detailed the budget cuts affecting the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.
Con lupa como Sherlock Holmes: Imelcf sin equipo para el siglo XXIPanama· 2025-09-19
Vicente Pachar, director del IMELCF, confirmed that a group of people attempted to force their way into the institute's facilities.
Vándalos atacan sede del Instituto de Medicina Legal en Bocas del Toro y ponen en riesgo investigaciones judicialesPanama· 2025-06-21Vicente Pachar, director del Imelcf, revealed that the judicial morgue is practically out of space to handle the growing number of cases related to violent deaths.
Medicina forense en apuros: morgue de la ciudad está sin espacio para víctimas de la violenciaPanama· 2025-05-02