DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Servio Tulio Castaños Guzmán / Listín Diario

The Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (Finjus), a prominent Dominican non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the rule of law, judicial reform, and democratic transparency, has issued a stern warning regarding the state of public safety.

The executive vice president of the entity, Servio Tulio Castaños Guzmán, stated that the recent death of a garbage truck driver Deivy Carlos Abreu Quezada, brutally attacked by a mob of motorcyclists in Santiago city, is not an isolated incident. Instead, it is a manifestation of a structural crisis that has been eroding citizen security for years.

Castaños Guzmán noted that in many sectors of the country, motorcyclist groups operate using collective force and intimidation. This behavior has shifted from simple informal transportation toward criminal patterns typical...