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03-05-2009, 02:20 PM
A commitment made by the chief of police, Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, who stated that he would prosecute 42 cops from the Bonao and Puerto Plata detachments who were accused of "taking money" from drug dealers, is apparently in limbo because although three months have gone by since the first case was uncovered and 20 days have elapsed since the detection of the second, people are still waiting for the accused to be sent to court. Both cases are only waiting for the high-ranking commissions, one headed by Assistant Prosecutor General Bolivar Sanchez and the other by the director of Police Internal Affairs, General Manuel Castro Castillo, to hand in their reports.
After the "mess in Bonao" exploded, the Chief of the National Police replaced Colonel Antonio Cepeda Urena and appointed Colonel Miguel Andres Suriel in his place.
In the Puerto Plata case, it was reported that the group had not been charged because the authorities were waiting to finish the paperwork on the discharges and "that takes some time to complete." Nevertheless, Diario Libre learned yesterday that the agents involved in the case are still drawing their salaries regardless, although they remain relieved of their duties and are no longer under restraint.
The Puerto Plata scandal "carried away" General Rafael Calderon Efres, who was replaced by General Eduardo Then who had served in Puerto Plata when he was a colonel. Calderon Efres was involved in another scandal surrounding a Hummer SUV in 2005 when he served as Assistant Chief during Major General Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez's tenure as chief. The SUV in question was assigned to the Assistant Chief by a Customs Department official.
After the emergence of the Bonao case, the commission appointed to investigate whether police agents were "collecting tolls" from a small-time drug trafficker named Nelson Sanchez, (El Gordo), who was arrested during a search, has yet to hand in its report. Initial complaints said that El Gordo had made notes listing the names of police officers receiving bribes in return for "letting them do their work."
In both cases the Chief of Police has warned that he would not hesitate to dismiss any agent who is found to have engaged in such disgraceful activities. Guzman Fermin himself went to Bonao accompanied by National Police spokesman Colonel Nelson Rosario, to oversee the changes in personnel. The Chief ordered an investigation into the case to be opened with the aim of determining the guilt of the agents involved in the case who are said to be "toll collectors."
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After the "mess in Bonao" exploded, the Chief of the National Police replaced Colonel Antonio Cepeda Urena and appointed Colonel Miguel Andres Suriel in his place.
In the Puerto Plata case, it was reported that the group had not been charged because the authorities were waiting to finish the paperwork on the discharges and "that takes some time to complete." Nevertheless, Diario Libre learned yesterday that the agents involved in the case are still drawing their salaries regardless, although they remain relieved of their duties and are no longer under restraint.
The Puerto Plata scandal "carried away" General Rafael Calderon Efres, who was replaced by General Eduardo Then who had served in Puerto Plata when he was a colonel. Calderon Efres was involved in another scandal surrounding a Hummer SUV in 2005 when he served as Assistant Chief during Major General Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez's tenure as chief. The SUV in question was assigned to the Assistant Chief by a Customs Department official.
After the emergence of the Bonao case, the commission appointed to investigate whether police agents were "collecting tolls" from a small-time drug trafficker named Nelson Sanchez, (El Gordo), who was arrested during a search, has yet to hand in its report. Initial complaints said that El Gordo had made notes listing the names of police officers receiving bribes in return for "letting them do their work."
In both cases the Chief of Police has warned that he would not hesitate to dismiss any agent who is found to have engaged in such disgraceful activities. Guzman Fermin himself went to Bonao accompanied by National Police spokesman Colonel Nelson Rosario, to oversee the changes in personnel. The Chief ordered an investigation into the case to be opened with the aim of determining the guilt of the agents involved in the case who are said to be "toll collectors."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)