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12-01-2009, 03:50 PM
The battle of public perception is usually the toughest to win, yet Cesar Pina Toribio is doing his best to save face in response to the finding that 52.6% of Dominicans believe that drug trafficking has penetrated the DR because of complicity between drug dealers and the authorities, and that 80.4% of those polled believe that drug trafficking is on the rise. These results are from the Gallup-Hoy public opinion poll published yesterday.
Pina, the Presidency Press Minister, says that while the public perception of drugs is exaggerated, the authorities need to turn their attention to the fact that there is a widespread perception of complicity between the authorities and drug traffickers. He urged the authorities to redouble their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.
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Pina, the Presidency Press Minister, says that while the public perception of drugs is exaggerated, the authorities need to turn their attention to the fact that there is a widespread perception of complicity between the authorities and drug traffickers. He urged the authorities to redouble their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)