Fernandez on drug scandal

[NewsWhore]

Issuing his first comments in response to the massacre of seven suspected drug traffickers in Paya, Bani in August, and other cases involving Navy officers and their affiliation to international drug rings, President Leonel Fernandez described the scandal as shameful, as reported in Hoy. Critics had found it odd that the President has failed to issue any public statements about the cases of corruption and drug involvement by top-ranking military officials that threatens the DR's national security and stability. Nonetheless, Fernandez said that he was sure that the Navy was still in a position to redeem its image. Fernandez made his comments during a ceremony celebrating the careers of military officers from different branches of the Armed Forces.

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