NewsWhore
05-28-2007, 06:00 PM
The process of organizing the land titles for a protected area of the National Park of the East has unearthed a new scandalous affair in the Higuey area. Apparently, according to Diario Libre, well over 35 million square meters (35 square kilometers) were divided into seven lots. According to the paper the total value of this beachfront land is in the neighborhood of RD$100 billion. The Higher Land Court was in the process of adjudicating title to the land when the Attorney General ordered a halt to the proceedings. The State Attorney at the Land Court, Fermin Casilla Minaya, told reporters that the underhand manner in which the land was being given clear title was highly suspicious. Casilla Minaya said that he does not doubt that there are other people acting behind the portended owners, since these "do not have the qualities to initiate the title clearing process." Laws governing the National Park System and the environment are involved in the debate. According to Casilla Minaya the local magistrate on the land court acted with "lightening speed in decreeing the land titles in favor of private individuals."
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