President Leonel Fernández accepted recommendations for the revoking of several police officer promotions included in a list of 3,459 promotions announced on 26 February. By constitutional mandate, the President is the chief of the Police. But Major General Pedro de Jesús Candelier Tejada, head of the Police forces, requested that several of the promotions be revoked in order to honor the police promotion ladder. Among those whose promotions were revoked is a lieutenant and two corporals on the Presidency military aides corps. Several of those promoted had been recommended by government officers non related to the Police, by politicians, and even professional baseball players, according to pess reports. The decision to reverse the promotions sets a precedent for the National Police.
