Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has instructed District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez Peguero to appeal against the ruling that dismissed the case against several former Hipolito Mejia administration officials accused of irregularly assigning themselves and their relatives a number of greenhouses worth approximately RD$500 million that had been purchased by the government (see DR1 Daily News 7 September 2005). The AG considers Judge Vanesa Acosta’s decision “encouragment for administrative corruption and white-collar crime, which must be fought by all means, without fear and with responsibility as a way to make the public function more decent and end impunity”. The AG’s remarks are contained in a press release issued by the Justice Department Communications Office which states that the official regretted the judge’s dismissal of the case.