Francisco Jimenez, the secretary general of the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, has told journalists that sending corrupt government officials to justice on a selective basis would set the wrong precedent. Former President Hipolito Mejia was recently quoted as saying that he would prosecute corrupt government officials, specifically mentioning President Leonel Fernandez’s long-time close aide, Felix Bautista. At the same time, Mejia said he would not support prosecution of others, namely Superintendent of Insurance Euclides Gutierrez, because the latter is “his buddy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Francisco Jimenez, the secretary general of the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, has told journalists that sending corrupt government officials to justice on a selective basis would set the wrong precedent. Former President Hipolito Mejia was recently quoted as saying that he would prosecute corrupt government officials, specifically … <\/p>\n