Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe accused the judges of the Tribunal Superior de Tierras, the property court, and lawyer Mario Read Vittini of maneuvering to delay the legal annulling of the property titles to lands issued to those illegally purchasing the lands adjacent to the Bahía de las Aguilas. The lands legally belong to the Instituto Agrario Dominicano and Consejo Estatal del Azucar, two government organizations, and cannot be passed to private hands. Several persons of influence, including the congressman for the province of Peravia, purchased these lands for resale to investors in tourism development. The Bahía de las Aguilas area in Pedernales on the Southwest Coast of the island is described as one of the most spectacular beach areas in the country.
