Protests continued Tuesday, 16 July 2019 on the outside of the National Congress. The rally is against a possible constitutional reform to prepare the way for the reelection of President Danilo Medina.
The protestors arrived on motorcycles and were confronted by the police barricade that had been dismantled last week, but reintroduced following an announcement by former President Leonel Fernandez calling on people to protest in the area today.
Only police, people who work in Congress and the press were allowed to cross the police lines and enter the congressional building.
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Listin Diario
17 July 2019