Minister of the Presidency Lisandro Macarrulla had been given a leave of absence from the position. Now he has resigned. On his Twitter account, he published his letter of resignation. In the letter, he says he had agreed when taking the position to be on the job for two years. His resignation is effective 16 August 2022.
Macarrulla was on leave after one of his sons was charged in the corruption case Operation Medusa. The Medusa file also mentions the involvement of Macarrulla senior. The Macarrulla family company is a major contractor in the La Nueva Victoria (Las Parras) jail complex built by the Attorney General Office under former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez. The construction of the jail is under investigation for major corruption.
President Luis Abinader appointed Joel Santos to fill in for Macarrulla during his leave of absence by way of Decree 378-22.
“I make public knowledge of this letter to President @luisabinader. I feel grateful and honored to have served the Dominican people. I leave with the satisfaction of duty fulfilled and the will to achieve together a better country,” he states.
“Completing on 16 August two years of your presidential mandate, time in which I committed myself to accompany you in the exercise of your functions as President of the Republic, voluntarily and according to what was agreed at the beginning of your administration, I present to you my resignation effective on the agreed date to my position as Minister of the Presidency,” the official states in the letter.
The letter is dated 8 August 2022 and was publicly released on 10 August 2022.
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Diario Libre
11 August 2022