NewsWhore
09-13-2006, 08:30 PM
Yesterday President Leonel Fernandez met for two and a half hours with the heads of leading media from Santo Domingo and Santiago to discuss constitutional reforms. Fernandez brought the need for constitutional reforms home to journalists when he mentioned the case of the recent interrogation of Diario Libre reporter Adonis Santiago Diaz by members of the National Drug Control Department (DNCD). The reporter had denounced the use of the Rincon Lake as a drop-off point for drug smugglers. He had reported that low flying planes had dropped plastic containers into the lake. The journalist visited the Drug Control Department but told officers there that he would only hand in the tapes of the interviews he had carried out at the office of the newspaper. The President cited the case as part of his argument in favor of constitutional reforms that would curve the abuse of power against the press sometimes exercised by government officials.
The President held a two-hour meeting with newspaper directors to discuss his plans for proposed reform, emphasizing the need for a better-equipped and better-trained judiciary.
During the meeting, organized by Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, Fernandez also discussed important topics such as justice, nationality, the attributions of executive power, and the reorganization of the country.
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The President held a two-hour meeting with newspaper directors to discuss his plans for proposed reform, emphasizing the need for a better-equipped and better-trained judiciary.
During the meeting, organized by Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, Fernandez also discussed important topics such as justice, nationality, the attributions of executive power, and the reorganization of the country.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)