President Leonel Fernandez says that in the wake of recent acts of violence and drug trafficking that have affected the Dominican Republic there is a need to continue the process of cleaning up the National Police and the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
He said that things are happening and that have happened in the country that are not acceptable, and this is reason enough for a clean up.<\/p>\n
He said that nobody expected so many members of the Dominican Navy to have been involved in the massacre at Ojo de Agua, Paya, in Bani last August, “and nevertheless, that is what was revealed, that is what is happening.”<\/p>\n
Interviewed on the Channel 11 show “El Dia”, the Chief Executive, according to El Caribe, said that Dominican society has become more vulnerable to a number of types of organized crime, and the only way to fight this is to strengthen the country’s institutions.<\/p>\n
He said that one of the manifestations of this strengthening process was the Dominican Republic’s anti-drug policies and anti-crime policies. He said: “There is a proposal from the General Prosecutor and another made by the National Council on Drugs that can and should be discussed.” <\/p>\n
The President describes the changes in drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic, which has gone from being a drugs trans-shipment point to a consumer culture in many parts of the country, whereby the big drug trade has become a micro-business in the barrios.<\/p>\n
He described the arrival of Nicaraguans and Colombians, who were prominent in the Paya case, as a “challenge.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Leonel Fernandez says that in the wake of recent acts of violence and drug trafficking that have affected the Dominican Republic there is a need to continue the process of cleaning up the National Police and the Armed Forces. He said that things are happening and that have happened in the country that are … <\/p>\n