[7][8] He campaigned in favor of a constitutional referendum that would have allowed President Ernesto Pérez Balladares, a fellow PRD member, to seek a second term in office, calling the measure's opponents "cockroaches and scorpions".
Zak Hernandez, who had been shot to death in his Humvee, and a warrant was issued for González Pinzón's arrest.
In 1995, he surrendered directly to new President Ernesto Perez Balladares on live national television, accompanied by his father.
[10] González Vernaza stated that the unusual circumstances were needed "to avoid an attempt on the kid's life".
[10] González Pinzón was acquitted by a Panamanian court in 1997, though he remained wanted in the US, where he had been indicted by a grand jury.