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08-10-2011, 03:50 PM
In a brief account of the events that led to the kidnapping and murder of the journalist from La Romana, Jose Silvestre, the Attorney General and the Chief of Police told reporters that five persons, among them a businessman described as the mastermind, are being accused of the murder. Silvestre was kidnapped on 2 August in La Romana town and subsequently murdered. His body was found on a rural road five kilometers from San Pedro de Macoris.
The Attorney General of the Republic and the Chief of the National Police accused Angel Amed Manon Gutierrez, the first person arrested in the case, as the person who together with three others kidnapped Silvestre. The police say Silvestre was shot when he resisted being taken to Santo Domingo in an SUV.
Yesterday three men were arrested for the murder and identified as Johnny El Gallero and/or Junior la Presion, another whose nickname is "El Canario," and one known as Franklin "la Maquina."
The vehicle was rented at Javi Rent Car, located on Avenue Route 66 in La Caleta, Boca Chica, by Ana Milagros Hasbun Mercado, said to be the girlfriend of businessman Joaquin Espinal Almeyda (Daniel) and/or Matias Avelino Castro, the alleged mastermind of the murder.
The investigation showed that the SUV was later returned to the rental company by Raysa Danelys Avelino, the daughter of Espinal Almeyda (Daniel), who was declared fugitive of justice. The investigators established that Espinal kept a low profile as the businessman Joaquin Espinal Almeyda. He had two identities, one as Espinal with identification and voter registration card (cedula) 093-0065431-7 that says he was born on 2 April 1973. The Police says his real identity is Matias Avelino Castro, cedula 065-0003729-3 and he was born on 1 March 1971.
The prosecutor in the case, Frank Soto and the National Police say that the motive of the crime was because in the July issue No. 143 of his publication, "The Hour of the Truth", Silvestre linked the death of Ramon Antonio Herrera (Momon), the owner of a beer joint known as Momon Super Frias, and of Hector Bienvenido Castillo (Freddy or El Socio), to several suspects, including "Daniel", describing him as the owner of a hotel in Samana.
The investigators established that Manon Gutierrez, following the orders of his boss "Daniel", during the early dawn hours of Tuesday, 2 August, headed for La Romana in company of three other persons to carry out the kidnapping.
The authorities stressed that the accused said the plan was to kidnap the journalist and take him to the capital. But when he resisted, Manon Gutierrez hit him with the revolver he carried with an out-of-date license. He said that the journalist continued to resist and this led to the shooting and subsequent abandoning of the body.
Investigators said that the alleged mastermind, who is a partner in some businesses with former Major League ballplayer Jose Rijo, is known as the owner of the Gran Aparta Hotel Las Galeras, located in Samana. He is also the owner of the company GM Publicitaria, located on Tercera Street at the corner of La Nina, number 2, in the Villa Casa sector, at Kilometer 9 of the Sanchez Highway, in the National District. Moreover, they said that a search by the Scientific Police Laboratory carried out on the vehicle used to kidnap the reporter, turned up blood on the seats and under them that matched the reporter.
Soto said Jose Rijo is cleared from the case, not so his half brother Uldarico Diaz Cruz, who is fugitive of justice after an arraignment of his apartment where two cell phones belonging to Espinal were found.
Listin Diario publishes photos of shots in the video where Silvestre is last seen alive, and the SUV that was used to kidnap him.
Soto said that after the killing, Espinal called the administrator of the Javi car rental to ask him to destroy the rental contract and send to collect.
As reported in Hoy, prosecutor Frank Soto said that the investigations did not include La Romana prosecutor Jose Polanco because of the early leads indicating otherwise. Polanco had a legal suit going against Silvestre, who accused him of ties to drug trafficking.
Frank Soto said he has witnesses that say that Silvestre received bribes -- a sum of RD$500,000 per deal is mentioned -- from drug traffickers to not publish details in his publication.
Huchi Lora, the talk host, has commented that Silvestre served as a spokesman for Ramon Antonio Del Rosario Puente (Tono Lena), sought in extradition by the US for his ties to drug trafficking.
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The Attorney General of the Republic and the Chief of the National Police accused Angel Amed Manon Gutierrez, the first person arrested in the case, as the person who together with three others kidnapped Silvestre. The police say Silvestre was shot when he resisted being taken to Santo Domingo in an SUV.
Yesterday three men were arrested for the murder and identified as Johnny El Gallero and/or Junior la Presion, another whose nickname is "El Canario," and one known as Franklin "la Maquina."
The vehicle was rented at Javi Rent Car, located on Avenue Route 66 in La Caleta, Boca Chica, by Ana Milagros Hasbun Mercado, said to be the girlfriend of businessman Joaquin Espinal Almeyda (Daniel) and/or Matias Avelino Castro, the alleged mastermind of the murder.
The investigation showed that the SUV was later returned to the rental company by Raysa Danelys Avelino, the daughter of Espinal Almeyda (Daniel), who was declared fugitive of justice. The investigators established that Espinal kept a low profile as the businessman Joaquin Espinal Almeyda. He had two identities, one as Espinal with identification and voter registration card (cedula) 093-0065431-7 that says he was born on 2 April 1973. The Police says his real identity is Matias Avelino Castro, cedula 065-0003729-3 and he was born on 1 March 1971.
The prosecutor in the case, Frank Soto and the National Police say that the motive of the crime was because in the July issue No. 143 of his publication, "The Hour of the Truth", Silvestre linked the death of Ramon Antonio Herrera (Momon), the owner of a beer joint known as Momon Super Frias, and of Hector Bienvenido Castillo (Freddy or El Socio), to several suspects, including "Daniel", describing him as the owner of a hotel in Samana.
The investigators established that Manon Gutierrez, following the orders of his boss "Daniel", during the early dawn hours of Tuesday, 2 August, headed for La Romana in company of three other persons to carry out the kidnapping.
The authorities stressed that the accused said the plan was to kidnap the journalist and take him to the capital. But when he resisted, Manon Gutierrez hit him with the revolver he carried with an out-of-date license. He said that the journalist continued to resist and this led to the shooting and subsequent abandoning of the body.
Investigators said that the alleged mastermind, who is a partner in some businesses with former Major League ballplayer Jose Rijo, is known as the owner of the Gran Aparta Hotel Las Galeras, located in Samana. He is also the owner of the company GM Publicitaria, located on Tercera Street at the corner of La Nina, number 2, in the Villa Casa sector, at Kilometer 9 of the Sanchez Highway, in the National District. Moreover, they said that a search by the Scientific Police Laboratory carried out on the vehicle used to kidnap the reporter, turned up blood on the seats and under them that matched the reporter.
Soto said Jose Rijo is cleared from the case, not so his half brother Uldarico Diaz Cruz, who is fugitive of justice after an arraignment of his apartment where two cell phones belonging to Espinal were found.
Listin Diario publishes photos of shots in the video where Silvestre is last seen alive, and the SUV that was used to kidnap him.
Soto said that after the killing, Espinal called the administrator of the Javi car rental to ask him to destroy the rental contract and send to collect.
As reported in Hoy, prosecutor Frank Soto said that the investigations did not include La Romana prosecutor Jose Polanco because of the early leads indicating otherwise. Polanco had a legal suit going against Silvestre, who accused him of ties to drug trafficking.
Frank Soto said he has witnesses that say that Silvestre received bribes -- a sum of RD$500,000 per deal is mentioned -- from drug traffickers to not publish details in his publication.
Huchi Lora, the talk host, has commented that Silvestre served as a spokesman for Ramon Antonio Del Rosario Puente (Tono Lena), sought in extradition by the US for his ties to drug trafficking.
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