Speaking to reporters before his departure to Puerto Rico yesterday, the President said he was planning to prosecute digital journalist Marino Zapete for writing “unacceptable things” about him. Zapete had alleged that a water supply system being installed in the Jarabacoa area using government resources was for the President?s private benefit because he is building a holiday home there. Mej?a insisted that the aqueduct would serve a community of almost 400 families. Zapete reacted by saying that the President had a right to use the justice system if he felt his reputation had been harmed, but not to have him imprisoned. Zapete had been arrested and detained earlier this week.