Six military officers, including four colonels are investigated in different police stations by military court officials in regards to the disappearance of university professor Narciso González, that occurred 26 May 1994. Police spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Simón Antonio Díaz, said that the police is completing the case record that will be presented to President Leonel Fernández. The President gave security forces a month’s time to conclude the case. General Mario Peguero Hermida and Colonel Inocencio Encarnación Dicent are in charge of the investigations. News commentator Alfredo Freites explained that the case can be a benchmark case because it will set a precedent whereby middle level officers will be held responsible for crimes committed regardless of following orders. Of the detained officers, three were arrested last weekend and three on Thursday. González disappeared on 26 May 1994 after speaking out against the Balaguer government at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
