suarezn said:NO. Candelier is corrupt just like almost everyone else. His image of being tough on crime is just that image. Here's a guy who made about 40,000 pesos a month and has a huge house (amongst other things) in an expensive area of the capital. His house even has a helipad on the roof. How do you think he got all this.
I don't think he has much of a chance though, unless he allies himself with The PRD. So far it sounds like he wants to go it alone. Politics is very different from being chief of police...these guys (Hatuey, Leonel, etc...) will eat him alive if he tries to go against them, and you'll see his image crumble very quickly.
suarezn said:NO. Candelier is corrupt just like almost everyone else. His image of being tough on crime is just that image. Here's a guy who made about 40,000 pesos a month and has a huge house (amongst other things) in an expensive area of the capital. His house even has a helipad on the roof. How do you think he got all this. .
Mirador said:When I first met Col. Candelier, circa 1981, before he showed his iconic zeal combating illegal forestry, by burning a cache of charcoal (unfortunately still attached to the donkey), he was a wealthy man, owner or part owner of an automobile import business, mainly from NY. He even gave the then First Lady a late model white Mercedes.
suarezn said:NO. Candelier is corrupt just like almost everyone else. His image of being tough on crime is just that image. Here's a guy who made about 40,000 pesos a month and has a huge house (amongst other things) in an expensive area of the capital. His house even has a helipad on the roof. How do you think he got all this.
I don't think he has much of a chance though, unless he allies himself with The PRD. So far it sounds like he wants to go it alone. Politics is very different from being chief of police...these guys (Hatuey, Leonel, etc...) will eat him alive if he tries to go against them, and you'll see his image crumble very quickly.
Mirador said:When I first met Col. Candelier, circa 1981, before he showed his iconic zeal combating illegal forestry, by burning a cache of charcoal (unfortunately still attached to the donkey), he was a wealthy man, owner or part owner of an automobile import business, mainly from NY. He even gave the then First Lady a late model white Mercedes.
Mirador said:The story of the First Lady's late model white Mercedes doesn't end here. The automobile was one of over one hundred vehicles that the NY FBI reported stolen in NY, physically detected in Santo Domingo, and for which they had asked the Dominican government's cooperation to get them back. When time went by with no response, the NY FBI decided to go public with the news through the media, which created an international incident. When the DR goverment pulled strings in Washington (State Dept of course), the FBI agents were forced to make a public detraction pulling a Galileo (...and yet it moves!).
Scandall said:Wasn't his name also on the list of cops who were in possession of numerous stolen cars that had been recovered and never returned to the rightful owners? I seem to recall the number 15 next to his name. But I am not 100% sure.
daddy1 said:I agree with F. Alvarez, the country is being closely watched by the international community, and they are still under probation for being considered a failed state, this man is a radical...who does not respect the law he was hired to enforce...a law man acts according to the law..and not re-invent it or act as judge, jury, and executioner....his radical acts and views praised by some people are fuel, and a red flag for a potential dictator and this man can potentially be a heavy threat to the country's human rights issue's and it's democracy...
JDJones said:this guy is fighting corruption left and right. Forget about Candelier!
aegap said:Can anyone care to elaborate more on Miguel Cocco; things such as his education, party, previous post/jobs etc....Personally, I think his a decent guy with good management skills
MrMike said:It is dangerous to say anything about him that is not complimentary, he is very "old school" in that regard. So you are not likely to get a balanced idea of him from a public forum or from reading the paper either.
I don't think he is a good choice for presidency because his health is failing (he has dialysis 3 times a week) I also doubt whether this region needs another outspoken leftist head of state.