NewsWhore
10-08-2008, 04:00 PM
Chief of Police Rafael Guzman Fermin explained the reasons for the suspension of the director of the International Police division in the DR, Colonel Frener Bello Arias. Yesterday, two foreigners - Massimo Dalla Mora and Lidija Rizvanovic - gave an interview to yesterday's Hoy newspaper, claiming they had been the victims of an extortion attempt by an officer who demanded US$30,000 so they would not be deported to their country of origin. The couple complained that Colonel Bello Arias, after arresting them for a "traffic problem" demanded the money for their release.
A police source said that Bello Arias had been set up by state prosecutors and the Police in an attempt to catch him in the act, but this was not possible, as reported in Diario Libre, because when they arrived at the Police headquarters Massimo Dalla Mora was alone.
Regardless, yesterday Huchi Lora's talk show revealed that the "traffic problem" denounced by the foreign couple was actually the Police that had visited the couple's home to arrest them because they are sought in extradition by the Italian government. They are accused of several crimes in Italy, including robbery and drug dealing.
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A police source said that Bello Arias had been set up by state prosecutors and the Police in an attempt to catch him in the act, but this was not possible, as reported in Diario Libre, because when they arrived at the Police headquarters Massimo Dalla Mora was alone.
Regardless, yesterday Huchi Lora's talk show revealed that the "traffic problem" denounced by the foreign couple was actually the Police that had visited the couple's home to arrest them because they are sought in extradition by the Italian government. They are accused of several crimes in Italy, including robbery and drug dealing.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)