DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The National Observatory for Consumer Protection (ONPECO) reported the vandalizing of the vehicle of Jefte Rafael Ventura on Sunday, 23 June 2024. Ventura for more than a year ago has been denouncing petrol companies commit consumer fraud in filling stations on the ‘Hablando de Vehículos’ digital platform.

His lawyer, Gian Carlos Martinez says they are asking the Attorney General Office to give special attention to this case. “No doubt criminal hands are the ones responsible for this terrorist act against a brave young man who has been eager to defend consumers,” the entity states in a press release.

Ventura has denounced that some stations are selling premium gasoline with little difference to the lower-priced regular fuel. But the government has not acted.

Onpeco recalls that at the beginning of their complaint, the body that regulates the sale of fuels denied the claim, but...