According to police director, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, “the police do not have a magic wand or a crystal ball to tell them where criminals are to be able to arrest them”. He made the statement in reference to the ultimatum by the family of a farmer murdered by machete last week in Azua, supposedly by three Haitians who then fled.
Ruddy and Juancito Castro Filpo, the victim’s brothers gave the police 24 hours to arrest those responsible, saying that if that did not happen they would shoot and kill all of those who might be suspects.
Bautista Almonte said that they would not be pressured by citizens and reminded that there had to be a process of investigation before arrests were made, including a series of steps to uncover the truth. He assured that the investigation was ongoing and once they knew who was responsible they would go after the perpetrators but in a civil manner.
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Al Momento
2 May 2018
