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03-13-2008, 08:20 PM
Civic group Participacion Ciudadana (PC) is asking the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to withhold the PLD's allocation of funds for political campaigning due from the JCE until the CB (Comite de Base) scandal can be investigated or until the PLD can provide an explanation on the matter. The CB scandal involves the payment of RD$3,000 and RD$4,000 monthly checks out of state funds to PLD ruling party members without JCE authorization or transparency.
Javier Cabreja, head of PC, is asking the PLD to return the funds paid by the CB program, saying that it is scandalous that government funds are being used to pay people who are not even government employees. Cabreja, quoted in Hoy, said that actions of this type give President Leonel Fernandez's re-election bid an unfair advantage. In related news, the JCE has given the PLD ten days to respond to the accusations and "proof" provided by the PRD party. PRD representatives said they would take this scandal to international organizations like the Carter Center, the Socialist International and other election monitoring organizations.
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Javier Cabreja, head of PC, is asking the PLD to return the funds paid by the CB program, saying that it is scandalous that government funds are being used to pay people who are not even government employees. Cabreja, quoted in Hoy, said that actions of this type give President Leonel Fernandez's re-election bid an unfair advantage. In related news, the JCE has given the PLD ten days to respond to the accusations and "proof" provided by the PRD party. PRD representatives said they would take this scandal to international organizations like the Carter Center, the Socialist International and other election monitoring organizations.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)