After listening to President Medina’s remarks on 27 February 2017, leaders of the “Green March” (Marcha Verde) movement against corruption and impunity have concluded that President is part of the corrupt structure that exists in the Dominican Republic. The Green March organizers noted that President Medina ignored the call for independent prosecutors and the United Nations to conduct an investigation to determine those responsible for the Odebrecht bribes and overvaluations.
In a press conference outside the Presidential Palace, spokespersons for the civic group said it was not possible that a credible investigation be carried out by a politically-involved Attorney General. The leaders of the Green March movement believe that the bribery scandal investigation would eventually implicate President Danilo Medina himself, and former Presidents Leonel Fernández and Hipólito Mejía, and a number of ministers, former ministers and the businessmen with ties to the Odebrecht construction contracts.
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Medina speech – Acento
1 March 2017
