B-231981:
May 19, 1989
The Army requested an advance decision concerning an employee's claim for reimbursement for traffic violation fines he paid while on temporary duty in Panama. The Army advised that: (1) Panamanian police officers detained the claimant on two occasions, alleged that he violated traffic regulations, requested that he pay them directly, and refused to give him a receipt; (2) the claimant contended th...