The former director of the Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret), Diandino Peña told reporters that after the airing of El Informe de Alicia Ortega on Channel 9 that revealed his alleged misdeeds and his subsequent firing by President Medina, he and his family have had to find spiritual solace and refuge in the church.
Speaking to reporters at the swearing in ceremony of the new Opret director, Peña said that Medina is his friend and the President made a proper decision with regard to the Opret leadership. Peña was fired after the TV investigative report by Alicia Ortega revealed that the former official has 29 companies, none of which were disclosed in his sworn declaration of assets. Peña stated he accepted the firing in the understanding it was done to protest President Danilo Medina.
According to the journalist’s report, Peña reported that he had nothing more to live on except his salary of RD $150,000 that he received each month as the Opret director.
The former official, who only gave brief comments to the press, said that he is gathering documents, but declined to reveal the for the purpose of the exercise.
In the meantime, the new Opret director, engineer Manuel Saleta García said that he would concentrate on finishing the projects that the Santo Domingo Metro is now undertaking, which include a cable car system over the Ozama River.
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Diario Libre
18 May 2017
