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09-03-2010, 05:00 PM
Hoy columnist Claudio Acosta observes today that contrary to what his mother, Vielka Conception, prosecutor of the Court of Appeals of Santiago, has said, her son does work in the Santiago Customs Department. Acosta says that journalists from several media outlets have been able to confirm from the Customs Human Resources Department that Reyes Concepcion has worked in the Warehouse Department of Alma Norte, Santiago (Departamento de Almacen Fiscal Alma Norte) for three and a half years, earning a monthly wage of RD$20,482.
Acosta writes that prosecutor general Radhames Jimenez says that Concepcion did not consult him when arguing that the accusation needed to be one of a simple economic crime. Acosta says that Jimenez pointed out that she ignored the accusation made by the prosecutors who also looked into serious crimes such as international trafficking in weapons and association with criminals.
"Put all that together (in context, as we journalists say), and remember the strong pressures that have been exercised on the prosecutors in Santiago since the scandal was exposed to "leave that as it is", and you will have reasons enough to have a good laugh at the statements of Reynaldo Pared Perez, president of the Senate, who says the government has nothing to do with the surprising release on bail of the former officials," he writes today in Hoy.
The three arrested in the Santiago Customs case are said to have ties to high-ranking PLD politicians.
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Acosta writes that prosecutor general Radhames Jimenez says that Concepcion did not consult him when arguing that the accusation needed to be one of a simple economic crime. Acosta says that Jimenez pointed out that she ignored the accusation made by the prosecutors who also looked into serious crimes such as international trafficking in weapons and association with criminals.
"Put all that together (in context, as we journalists say), and remember the strong pressures that have been exercised on the prosecutors in Santiago since the scandal was exposed to "leave that as it is", and you will have reasons enough to have a good laugh at the statements of Reynaldo Pared Perez, president of the Senate, who says the government has nothing to do with the surprising release on bail of the former officials," he writes today in Hoy.
The three arrested in the Santiago Customs case are said to have ties to high-ranking PLD politicians.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)