According to the director of the National Intelligence Department (DNI), Admiral Sigfrido Pared Pérez, “there is a strong possibility” that the fugitive of justice, Pedro Alejandro Castillo Paulino alias “Quirinito”, has left the country via the Haitian border.
He said that “Quirinito”, condemned for the murder of a Spaniard in 2008, and who then faked his death, is no longer in the Dominican Republic. He also said that he could not have left by air as if he had done so this would have been registered. Pared Perez said his department has not given up hope of finding Quirinito. He said in cases like this some associate or family member would travel to meet him and then he could be arrested.
Meanwhile, Peravia province senator Wilton Guerrero said he suspects Quirinito is still in the Dominican Republic, protected by mafias that he said operate within the Police Department. Guerrero mentioned the case of former Police lieutenant Fernando de los Santos (alias La Soga), accused of multiple crimes, including homicide, and against whom an international capture order had been issued, in reality was in Santiago “protected by Police officers.”
“I have no doubt that Quirinito is also protected by the mafias that are within the National Police,” said Guerrero. He argued that Castillo Paniagua, who was last known to be in domiciliary arrest in San Francisco de Macoris, could be in a residence or farm residence of a Police officer.
As part of the investigation into the disappearance of Castillo Paniagua, the authorities have requested the international capture of Castillo Paniagua. Castillo’s wife, Jennifer Estefani Dominguez, assures that he died in July, victim of mouth cancer while he was in domiciliary arrest.
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Diario Libre
El Nuevo Diario
23 November 2017
