President Danilo Medina, following recommendations from the Higher Police Council, ordered the dismissal, forced retirement and/or dishonorable discharge of 68 members of the National Police, including three colonels and one lieutenant colonel. The orders also included a major, 11 captains, 34 first and second lieutenants, 11 sergeant majors and sergeants, two corporals and five privates. Many of those fired were involved in the search of the house in La Mulata III that resulted in the death of a German national and the disappearance of a large amount of cash and assets. El Nuevo Diario reports that 13 of the agents who were removed from the force were involved in this notorious case.
El Caribe newspaper writes that since Monday, 26 August General Pablo Almonte Morales has been under arrest at Police Headquarters under orders from the Higher Police Council as a result of his actions in the La Mulata III case. As the highest-ranking Police authority, the Council found that Almonte Morales acted without tact, or efficient command and control. The same criteria were applied to former National Police spokesman, General Maximo Baez Aybar and General Ney Bautista Almonte. Baez Aybar was head of Criminal Investigations and Bautista Almonte was head of Criminal Intelligence. In the case of Baez Aybar, his ten-day sentence was not served in the Police Headquarters, and “without prejudice to his functions.” Bautista Almonte was only verbally punished.
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