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05-04-2007, 07:00 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has congratulated journalist Huchi Lora on his request for Santo Domingo metro records and information while saying that the freedom of information act has its limits when it comes to national security. Fernandez thus upheld metro director Diandino Pena's argument that the requested information could not be revealed for security reasons. President Fernandez said that the country is still learning how to work with this new law. He concurred with Pena that the information would not be released in the same way that the public cannot have access to plans of the New York metro or even take photos at JFK airport.
On Friday, 27 April, the Disputes, Taxation and Administrative Tribunal had ordered the metro office to present journalist Luis Eduardo Lora (Huchi) documents detailing plans and geological studies for the Santo Domingo Metro. Lora had taken OPRET director Diandino Pena and the Presidency to court on 13 February demanding the information. Lora says that his request is basically to determine whether the necessary geological studies had been carried out and if the construction was being managed according to the correct governmental procedures, including Ministry of Public Works certification. Geologist Osiris de Leon has said that the cost of building the metro has increased significantly due to reported improvisations, which he says are the consequence of the lack of adequate studies.
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On Friday, 27 April, the Disputes, Taxation and Administrative Tribunal had ordered the metro office to present journalist Luis Eduardo Lora (Huchi) documents detailing plans and geological studies for the Santo Domingo Metro. Lora had taken OPRET director Diandino Pena and the Presidency to court on 13 February demanding the information. Lora says that his request is basically to determine whether the necessary geological studies had been carried out and if the construction was being managed according to the correct governmental procedures, including Ministry of Public Works certification. Geologist Osiris de Leon has said that the cost of building the metro has increased significantly due to reported improvisations, which he says are the consequence of the lack of adequate studies.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)