In a yet clarified incident, PRD militant Victor Manuel Pérez was shot while taking place in a PRD political caravan. As reported in Hoy newspaper, Deputy Tony Raful said PLD militants were responsible for the death. The candidate to senator for the PLD for the province of Maria Trinidad Sánchez, Carlos Santana said this was not so. The PLD spokesman says it was the PRD militants themselves who were responsible for the death of the politician. They entered Rio San Juan drunk, firing guns to the air, thus they feel he was killed by a stray bullet. The PRD caravan was head by Jesus Vásquez, who seeks to be re-elected in the province of María Trinidad Sánchez. Hipolito Mejía, who aspires to the presidential nomination for the PRD, was also participating in the campaign. Tony Raful called for moderation and tolerance in political campaigning.
