Former New York City Mayor, 75-year old Rudolph Guiliani was in Santo Domingo for meetings with PRM presidential pre-candidate Luis Abinader. Guiliani has been an advisor to Abinader since his first run for the presidency in 2016.
Guiliani gave his personal opinion that a constitutional amendment should not be carried out to favor individuals or benefit the present incumbent. He said that the amendment should be for the future, not the present.
He said that democracy must be respected and rules maintained. He said there must be greater participation than that of a small legislature. He said constitutional reform otherwise would lead to an authoritarian government, such as those of Cuba or Venezuela.
Giuliani spoke in those terms while participating in a meeting organized by Abinader. He addressed citizen security. Guiliani called for eliminating corruption at all levels of government and society. He remarked that if the police do their job, the prosecutors theirs, but then the judge frees the criminal, this is a step back to end corruption and insecurity.
Guiliani is a personal lawyer for US President Donald Trump.
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18 July 2019