Radhames Segura, president Leonel Fernandez. File
Santo Domingo.- Before the recent denunciations of nepotism and “exaggerated increase” in the State-owned Electrical Companies (CDEEE) payroll, the Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) Thursday demanded the filing of corruption charges.
Finjus vice president Servio Tulio Castaños advised the authorities to “not let escape this new opportunity to make energetic decisions, made with transparency,” and demanding that the Accounts Chamber, the Corruption Prevention Department (DPCA) and the Justice Ministry take to court “everyone in charge of corrupt practices, when their commitment to honesty falters and betrays the people’s confidence.”
Despite noting the “repeated denunciations of corrupt practices,” the jurist specified the recent scandals in the CDEEE and the now defunct Blackouts Reduction Program (PRA). “At present the media reports with ample details that in the CDEEE’s payroll figure at least 43 relatives of its Administrator, while a policy of expenses in this organization which has taken the institution to an acute budgetary deficit and an exaggerated increase in its payroll.”
CDEEE vice-president Radhamés Segura this week admitted having around 40 relatives on its payroll, after an exposé by the journalist Nuria Piera
Castaños also mentioned the PRA, whose ex director Marcos Lara was dismissed after Piera reported that several of his relatives and associates were being paid monthly wages as high as 120,000 pesos.
SOURCE: clavedigital.com
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Group demands indictments against corrupt Dominican Government officials " ....Group who is this Group ? how could they be so stupid to expect corruption to be prosecuted when it is the National Sport in the DR the people are proud of the high level of corruption that has been achieved in their country .....how could they possibly expect to make these demands ' Down with the Group "
Written by: BASTA, 3 Jul 2009 8:47 AM
From: Dominican Republic, = Ghetto-SPM-Barrio Blanco
In Dr this is .business as usual. Now go to the top. The buck stops at lie/lieonels desk. Send him to Casta Rica
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
From: United States
Group"? you are right FredCDobbs. Who are they?
The 'Group' ARE the corrupt officials, because they know this dance.
Once a month they report themselves to the public conscience. They decry all the bad that they do. (Which give these thieves a woody). Knowing quite well NOTHING will be done.
Dominicans are a proud people, at least about their corruption. It is a badge of honor.
Then next month. Electricity, corruption, education not necessarily in that order.
Written by: juanb, 3 Jul 2009 10:51 AM
From: Dominican Republic
And Senator Williams, what does he have to say about this deplorable condition? "Open wider", that's what. Oh that's right, he's too busy with his dental practise to get involved with something as insignificant as these thieves stealing all of our money.
For those who have forgotten, Williams spit in the face of the others senators "investigating" his harrassment of the same journalists.
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Nothing will happen as pa'lante que vamos con la corruption
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
"Slowly I turned...step by step...inch by inch...,"
From: United States
Call me Naivë; but I will give the current administration the benefit of the doubt and believe they are making an honest effort to curb the endemic corruption in the DR. Remember; this is an intrinsic part of our culture. It did not start with the Administration of Lionel Fernandez. Give them time and let's wait and see.
From: United States
Dominipapi,
You are wrong, the corruption starts at the top (Leonel) and then like a malignant tumor spreads throughout the system.
Leonel has failed the DR.
From: United States
Jimmy,
No. Corruption begins at the bottom; with US. With the "Colmadero" charging twice the price for essential goods. The "Policia de Transito" extorting money from the "Motoconcho". The "burocrata" at the "Direcciòn Nacional de Impuestos Internos" demading "que le mojen la' mano" before you can renew your vehicle registration. And on and on it goes.
Not until we change our own behavior will corruption end. The politicians like it or not, are an honest reflection of our own selves.
From: United States
dominipapi, Good observation.
I just do not know where this mentality came from.
From: United States
gmiller261,
You know what the irony is: We Dominicans are the most honest, law-abiding and civil citizens anywhere when we live abroad. By and large we work hard and take care of our families; but by the life of me I can't figure out why, when living in the DR, we just want to rob, oppress and other wise eat each other alive...
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
sad state of affairs
From: Dominican Republic, la Romana
dominipapi ..are you thinking correctly ..you need to read the statistics for crime and incarceration in New York to see that Dominicans ,in proportion to the various populations living in New York , win the criminal stakes very easily ,,they have an appalling reputation in the New York
Corruption will never go away when high ranking government ministers and officials act corruptly..I do not mind handing 50 or 100 pesos to an underpaid lowly paid employee but i draw the line at the thousands and millions of pesos that corrupt people obtain and of course this guy Segura has to be brought to justice as soon as possible for his alleged corruption and malpractices
Written by: pelaut, 4 Jul 2009 8:24 AM
From: United States
From where?
800 years of the Caliphate, that's where.
From: Dominican Republic, la Romana
Although I believe this country is better off now economically than it was 5 or 10 years ago , it should be much better off , and the reason for the slow improvement is in mal administration of the government. And it id becoming very obvious that Leonel has so much rhetoric and empty words that his promised zero tolerance of corruption cannot be believed
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The 'Group' ARE the corrupt officials, because they know this dance.
Once a month they report themselves to the public conscience. They decry all the bad that they do. (Which give these thieves a woody). Knowing quite well NOTHING will be done.
Dominicans are a proud people, at least about their corruption. It is a badge of honor.
Then next month. Electricity, corruption, education not necessarily in that order.
For those who have forgotten, Williams spit in the face of the others senators "investigating" his harrassment of the same journalists.
You are wrong, the corruption starts at the top (Leonel) and then like a malignant tumor spreads throughout the system.
Leonel has failed the DR.
No. Corruption begins at the bottom; with US. With the "Colmadero" charging twice the price for essential goods. The "Policia de Transito" extorting money from the "Motoconcho". The "burocrata" at the "Direcciòn Nacional de Impuestos Internos" demading "que le mojen la' mano" before you can renew your vehicle registration. And on and on it goes.
Not until we change our own behavior will corruption end. The politicians like it or not, are an honest reflection of our own selves.
I just do not know where this mentality came from.
You know what the irony is: We Dominicans are the most honest, law-abiding and civil citizens anywhere when we live abroad. By and large we work hard and take care of our families; but by the life of me I can't figure out why, when living in the DR, we just want to rob, oppress and other wise eat each other alive...
Corruption will never go away when high ranking government ministers and officials act corruptly..I do not mind handing 50 or 100 pesos to an underpaid lowly paid employee but i draw the line at the thousands and millions of pesos that corrupt people obtain and of course this guy Segura has to be brought to justice as soon as possible for his alleged corruption and malpractices
800 years of the Caliphate, that's where.