{"id":152503,"date":"2021-01-20T06:18:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=152503"},"modified":"2021-01-20T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:35:08","slug":"government-official-suspended-after-sexual-harassment-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2021\/01\/20\/government-official-suspended-after-sexual-harassment-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Government official suspended after sexual harassment claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Luis Abinader suspended the director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Leonardo Fa\u00f1a. Minister of Women Mayra Jim\u00e9nez had recommended the suspension after a former employee at the IAD, Mar\u00eda Isabel Flores Encarnaci\u00f3n, accused Fa\u00f1a of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abinader says he responded to a letter received from Fa\u00f1a. Fa\u00f1a was named to the position in August 2020. The accusation is dated 18 January 2021. Flores Encarnaci\u00f3n served as financial manager at the IAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a letter to the President, Fa\u00f1a stated: “I allow myself, Mr. President, to request a leave of absence, so that I can face this political issue and demonstrate my innocence, whether it be on a legal or political level.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case is investigated by the National District prosecutors. Belkis Rodr\u00edguez, coordinator of the R\u00f3mulo Betancourt Av. Gender Violence Unit where Flores Encarnaci\u00f3n presented the claim, said her office is gathering information to corroborate the denunciation filed this Monday, 18 January by the former IAD employee. She said the prosecutors are following protocols of Domestic Violence and Sexual Crimes Law 24-97.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Luis Abinader suspended the director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Leonardo Fa\u00f1a. Minister of Women Mayra Jim\u00e9nez had recommended the suspension after a former employee at the IAD, Mar\u00eda Isabel Flores Encarnaci\u00f3n, accused Fa\u00f1a of sexual harassment. Abinader says he responded to a letter received from Fa\u00f1a. Fa\u00f1a was named to the position … <\/p>\n

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