Are you on file?

[NewsWhore]

El Caribe newspaper has found out that a surprisingly large number of people, including public figures, are on the National Police file system. According to the paper, the police have 635,000 names on its files. The list is said to include students, merengue musicians, humorists, journalists and politicians. In general, the public is reacting very strongly against the fact that the Attorney General's office has criminal files on so many people, since so many of them were opened due to political activities against the government as much as four decades ago. According to Santo Domingo District Attorney Jose Hernandez, his office is obliged to remove files on anyone who is found not guilty. For some, such as former student leader Osvaldo Santana, having his name on file is a "badge of honor" and proof of his fight against the government's policies back in the 1970s.

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