The Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Maximo William Munoz Delgado says that Haitian law enforcement officers have failed to comply with the agreements signed with the Dominican authorities to protect Dominican truckers.
“They have failed to comply with that part, only that part, they have not given protection to the Dominican truckers. On our part there are no problems, which is to say the Haitian truckers come to our country and here they are safe, and this does not happen with our truckers who go to Haiti,” he said.
He said that the latest incidents in Haiti resulted from the political instability affecting the country. Munoz stated that yesterday, Wednesday 15 April 2015, a meeting was held between Dominican truckers and their counterparts in Ouanaminthe with the aim of finding a solution.
The top military officer said that Dominican truckers did not enter Haiti on Tuesday 14 April 2014 because of the problems that occurred the previous day.
“I believe that the best thing to do is to find a fair solution to this problem through dialogue, because the way it is being done now is wrong.”
Referring to the National Foreigner Legalization Plan that offers free and fast tracked legalization to foreigners with irregular immigration status, the Minister of Defense recalled that this is a joint plan between the Ministry of Defense and several other institutions. Munoz Delgado said that there will not be a “witch hunt”, and added that they cannot forget that Haitian labor has a strong presence in the Dominican economy. The main obstacle for Haitians applying under the Foreigner Legalization Plan has been the delays in their securing basic documentation from Haitian authorities to apply for the plan.
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