President Danilo Medina appointed Héctor Mojica the new director of the Metropolitan Bus Services Office (Omsa). Former director, Manuel Antonio Rivas, is being held as a suspect in the murder of UASD law professor Yuniol Ramírez Ferreras. Two other employees, including the financial director, have also been accused in the case.
Prior to his new appointment, Hector Mojica was the president of the Council for Coordination of the Special Zone for Border Development since July 2017. Previously, he was the director general of the Technical Ground Transport Office (OTTT) that was integrated into the new National Transit Institute (Intrant) by the new Ground Mobility and Transport Law 63-17.
A Diario Libre back page editorial observes that people in high positions are cancelled when someone dies. In 2013, Diario Libre had revealed alleged major corruption at Omsa, but this was not investigated at the time by the state prosecutors.
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Presidencia
Diario Libre
17 October 2017
