Activists from the Green March anti-corruption movement protested on 21 June 2017 in front of the offices of the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht on the Pedro Henriquez Ureña Avenue at the corner of Abraham Lincoln. Cries of “ Get out, get out now; out with the thieves of Odebrecht” were heard from the citizens who were carrying signs against the huge construction company that has admitted to paying bribes of some US$92 million to secure Dominican government contract work.
Maria Teresa Cabrera, a leader of the teachers union, told reporters that the Brazilian company should abandon the country since they have violated all the regulations by paying bribes and financing political campaigns. Another sign read: “Punta Catalina is evidence of the crime” in reference to the huge generating facility being constructed in Punta Catalina at a cost of some US$2.0 billion.
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7 Dias
22 June 2017
