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NewsWhore
12-01-2009, 03:50 PM
The perception is that corruption is on the rise in government, according to results of a recent Gallup-Hoy poll. According to the poll, more than half the Dominican population perceives that corruption has increased over time, that there is more corruption in this government than there was under Hipolito Mejia, and that impunity is frequent. 64.4% of the population believes that in this government there is more corruption than before, up from 47.6% four months ago. 46.8% of those asked could not pinpoint a specific office where corruption was more rampant, but the highest level of corruption was attributed to the Armed Forces and the Police, with 16%.
To the question of whether with the passing of time, corruption increases, declines or stays the same in the DR, 70% answered that it is increases.

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