2004News

Dominguez Brito speaks out on Renove

Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito told reporters that Plan Renove “was a vulgar program to steal the people’s property.” At the same time, Elena Brineman, the local USAID director, pointed out that the US Consulate had revoked the travel visas for those connected to the scandal in order to avoid the possibility of extradition, should any of the accused attempt to flee to the United States. District Attorney Manuel Hernandez Peguero told Listin Diario reporters that the revocation of the travel visas was a step forward in the fight against corruption. In testimony heard yesterday, former Army chief-of-staff Jorge Zorilla Ozuna admitted that his company, Transporte Zorilla, had possession of three FENETRADO vehicles, but denied that they came from Plan Renove. Nevertheless, Blas Peralta, the president of FENETRADO said that these vehicles were certainly part of Renove. Dominguez Brito gave his comments to the press after the AmCham monthly luncheon