Many of the stories in the nation’s newspapers reflect the general tone of dismay, sorrow and regret following the murder of the mayor of Santo Domingo East, Juan De los Santos, on Tuesday afternoon, 15 December 2015.
President Danilo Medina’s call for peace, especially at this time of the year, is being widely shared on the social networks. The President spent more than an hour and a half with the De los Santos family at the wake at the Blandino Funeral Home in Santo Domingo yesterday, Wednesday 16 December 2015.
Personalities including former President Hipolito Mejia, institutions like the French Embassy and officials such as JCE president Roberto Rosario have expressed their regrets. Mejia said that the mayor’s murder had cut short a rising political career. Roberto Rosario called on the public to reflect on the act and on how violence is eating away at Dominican society.
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