Interior & Police Minister Franklin Almeyda Rancier said that neither his office nor the National Police would reveal the names of those police generals who illicitly made use of recovered stolen vehicles because the new penal code does not allow it. Journalist Rafael Molina Morillo had asked Almeyda, as the overseer of the National Police, to publicize the names of the generals, arguing that the recently ratified Law of Freedom of Information obliges the government to release public information on request. Almeyda says that following an investigation, seven officers of the institution, of whom four are still active, will be brought to justice. Almeyda said that none of the officers has yet been suspended and that it is up to the National Police’s Superior Council to decide on the status of these agents. Almeyda said that following an investigation, 128 vehicles, of an estimated 300 that are missing, have been returned by police and military officers. He said that of these, 34 have been returned to their rightful owners or to the Dominican Chamber of Insurance Companies (CADOAR), in those cases where claims had already been paid. The minister also said there are 44 vehicles pending because the chassis numbers are unidentifiable.
Diario Libre had also requested the names given the rights granted by the Freedom of information Law.