NewsWhore
08-27-2007, 04:00 PM
The "En otro tono" (in another voice) column in the El Caribe reports an interesting change of pace by the newly placed Chief of Police. On Saturday, the newspapers reported that the chief said that the police do not need to have military units assisting them in their duty to patrol the streets of Santo Domingo. He was then quoted saying "... as we advance with regards to the efficiency of police patrols, there should be fewer soldiers on the streets, so that we (the police) can maintain the safety of the citizenry without using assistance from members of the armed forces; and they should go back to their barracks and we should take control of the streets." This was on Friday.
However, on Sunday, the chief, Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, speaking at a ceremony in the Luperon barrio, said that he favored the assistance of 3,500 members of the military branches supplied by Armed Forces Minister Lieutenant General Ramon Aquino Garcia.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)
However, on Sunday, the chief, Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, speaking at a ceremony in the Luperon barrio, said that he favored the assistance of 3,500 members of the military branches supplied by Armed Forces Minister Lieutenant General Ramon Aquino Garcia.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)