A few years ago Angelita Trujillo, daughter of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, published her famous book "Trujillo, mi padre en mis memorias" that created quite a storm. The book was put in circulation with an inaugural event in Miami and another one in Santo Domingo, this last one stormed by a group of anti-Trujillistas. Ironically, very much in Trujillo's style, they managed the get the book legally banned in the DR. Anyone that buys a copy of the book abroad and brings it to the country is suppose to face confiscation of the book upon arrival.
One of the consequences of that ordeal was the creation of the Museo de la Resistencia (Museum of Resistance) in the Colonial Zone. The purpose of the museum was to collect many artifacts from anti-Trujillista families and descendants of the victims of Trujillo.
Speed up to 2018 and a now a corruption scandal has come to light.
Apparently, a not-for-profit organization was created in order for the government to create a law giving the green light to creating the museum. This organization, which was largely composed by the founders of the museum, was dissolved via a fraudulent voting session in which many of the founders of museum were not able to attend before the voting was over. A new for profit (not not-for-profit, but FOR PROFIT) organization was created that excluded many of the founders of the museum, and now this new organization owns everything that is in the museum and controls the money it produces (approximately RD$40 million a year.)
In essence, the museum which was public property has now become a private for profit entity with the profits going to the pockets of a handful of people that have taken the museum ransom, according to some of the founders that were left out.
They are now going to various television programs to denounce this corruption. A lawsuit is currently in place in the Dominican tribunals between the group that covertly took over the museum and the founders that were kicked out.
[video=youtube;y4n3-LxnL4M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4n3-LxnL4M[/video]
Please notice that the museum's webpage is currently suspended: http://www.museodelaresistencia.com
One of the consequences of that ordeal was the creation of the Museo de la Resistencia (Museum of Resistance) in the Colonial Zone. The purpose of the museum was to collect many artifacts from anti-Trujillista families and descendants of the victims of Trujillo.
Speed up to 2018 and a now a corruption scandal has come to light.
Apparently, a not-for-profit organization was created in order for the government to create a law giving the green light to creating the museum. This organization, which was largely composed by the founders of the museum, was dissolved via a fraudulent voting session in which many of the founders of museum were not able to attend before the voting was over. A new for profit (not not-for-profit, but FOR PROFIT) organization was created that excluded many of the founders of the museum, and now this new organization owns everything that is in the museum and controls the money it produces (approximately RD$40 million a year.)
In essence, the museum which was public property has now become a private for profit entity with the profits going to the pockets of a handful of people that have taken the museum ransom, according to some of the founders that were left out.
They are now going to various television programs to denounce this corruption. A lawsuit is currently in place in the Dominican tribunals between the group that covertly took over the museum and the founders that were kicked out.
[video=youtube;y4n3-LxnL4M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4n3-LxnL4M[/video]
Please notice that the museum's webpage is currently suspended: http://www.museodelaresistencia.com