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10-21-2008, 03:00 PM
The Navy has pressed charges against six former officers for their involvement in the 4 August drug-related massacre in Bani. Captain Jesus Sanchez Pina, Captain Miguel Pena Figuereo and Major Jose Arias Fernandez are now in preventive custody. To date, the Navy has identified and expelled ten officials from its ranks in connection with the massacre, but it is also emerging that this problem reaches deeper within the institution. Yesterday it was revealed that Frigate Captain (Lieutenant Colonel) Ricardo Rafael Guzman Perez was the operational chief behind the killing of seven Colombians in Paya. According to police and the Justice Department investigations, Miguel Pena Figuereo, also a Frigate Captain, and Lieutenants Rodriguez Montero and Chalas Jorge acted together with Guzman Perez. Also involved were Luis Lara (El Churro), Jose Luis Montas (owner of El Duro Motors) and Dennys Rodriguez Perez.
In related news, the Navy is searching the waters off the coast of Santo Domingo looking for an M-16 rifle that was said to have been used in the massacre. Officials say that they have evidence that the weapon was thrown into the water near the National Aquarium. They believe that the weapon was smuggled for use in the massacre and its discovery could lead to more clues as to who else was involved.
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In related news, the Navy is searching the waters off the coast of Santo Domingo looking for an M-16 rifle that was said to have been used in the massacre. Officials say that they have evidence that the weapon was thrown into the water near the National Aquarium. They believe that the weapon was smuggled for use in the massacre and its discovery could lead to more clues as to who else was involved.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)