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07-28-2011, 03:50 PM
Rear Admiral Jose Roberto Munoz Mencion, whose proposed promotion to Navy chief of staff was questioned by the US Embassy in one of the recently released WikiLeaks cables, said he has a legal case under way against the US Department of State to defend his honor and reinstate his US visa that was revoked in January 2011, as reported in El Caribe.
The cable recently published by WikiLeaks said that the US Embassy objected to Munoz Moncion's appointment as Navy chief because of alleged corrupt practices. Other appointments that were the subject of objections, as revealed in the WikiLeaks document, the promotion of the chief of the Presidential Military Aide Corps General Hector Medina Medina to Minister of the Armed Forces and that of General Rafael Bencosme Candelier to chief of the Police.
The Presidency has been tight-lipped on the information criticizing military officers in the Fernandez administration. In the WikiLeaks document, the US Embassy file by former ambassador Hans Hertell carries a statement from President Leonel Fernandez on corruption. In the 2 Feb 2005 document Hertell wrote on crime and corruption:
"Commenting on the military, Fernandez said that it is understood that high-ranking military staff members routinely take 10% of resources that pass through their hands as a "commission", adding: "The military is a corrupt institution." He said that if he moved too fast in firing corrupt officers, his own position would be in jeopardy. He noted that Mejia was fond of the military and kept his guards dressed in uniform while Fernandez prefers civilian clothing for his guards. Fernandez considered it a significant achievement to have forced the retirement of 100 generals since taking office. He commented that this still leaves 100 more who should be relieved. On the other hand, he said, "if one thing works in the Dominican Republic, it's the military," - indicating that the military is disciplined, and hierarchical, and proud of position."
www.noticiassin.com/2011/07/cables-de-wikileaks-revela-militares-dominicanos-vetados-por-ee-uu-presidente-fernandez-planeaba-enviar-tropas-a-irak/ (http://www.noticiassin.com/2011/07/cables-de-wikileaks-revela-militares-dominicanos-vetados-por-ee-uu-presidente-fernandez-planeaba-enviar-tropas-a-irak/)
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The cable recently published by WikiLeaks said that the US Embassy objected to Munoz Moncion's appointment as Navy chief because of alleged corrupt practices. Other appointments that were the subject of objections, as revealed in the WikiLeaks document, the promotion of the chief of the Presidential Military Aide Corps General Hector Medina Medina to Minister of the Armed Forces and that of General Rafael Bencosme Candelier to chief of the Police.
The Presidency has been tight-lipped on the information criticizing military officers in the Fernandez administration. In the WikiLeaks document, the US Embassy file by former ambassador Hans Hertell carries a statement from President Leonel Fernandez on corruption. In the 2 Feb 2005 document Hertell wrote on crime and corruption:
"Commenting on the military, Fernandez said that it is understood that high-ranking military staff members routinely take 10% of resources that pass through their hands as a "commission", adding: "The military is a corrupt institution." He said that if he moved too fast in firing corrupt officers, his own position would be in jeopardy. He noted that Mejia was fond of the military and kept his guards dressed in uniform while Fernandez prefers civilian clothing for his guards. Fernandez considered it a significant achievement to have forced the retirement of 100 generals since taking office. He commented that this still leaves 100 more who should be relieved. On the other hand, he said, "if one thing works in the Dominican Republic, it's the military," - indicating that the military is disciplined, and hierarchical, and proud of position."
www.noticiassin.com/2011/07/cables-de-wikileaks-revela-militares-dominicanos-vetados-por-ee-uu-presidente-fernandez-planeaba-enviar-tropas-a-irak/ (http://www.noticiassin.com/2011/07/cables-de-wikileaks-revela-militares-dominicanos-vetados-por-ee-uu-presidente-fernandez-planeaba-enviar-tropas-a-irak/)
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