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11-11-2008, 03:10 PM
Jose Tomas Perez, director of the Dominican Civil Aeronautic Institute, says that a proposal to allow the Armed Forces to shoot down unauthorized airplanes or boats found in Dominican airspace and waters would be equivalent of a license to kill. He added it would also violate constitutional law. He added that the bill needed to be modified. Perez commented that what is missing is a radar system for the southwestern coast of the country to enable improved monitoring of suspected smuggling activities.
Deputy Pelegrin Castillo, who has promoted the bill, believes this would have a chilling effect and would deter the flights from entering Dominican airspace.
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Deputy Pelegrin Castillo, who has promoted the bill, believes this would have a chilling effect and would deter the flights from entering Dominican airspace.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)