"Human Chain" takes protests against corruption RD NY

NEW YORK Scores of citizens grouped in social, cultural, community, union and political organizations, joined the "Human Chain" and protested Wednesday afternoon in different places in the city, demanding close the Office of Supervising Engineers State Works (OISOE) in the Dominican Republic and the lowering of prices in the city consular documents.

Protesters, police surveillance, carrying dozens of posters and shouting slogans against the prevailing corruption in the current government led by President Danilo Medina, parked on busy street corners with 181 Saint Nicholas Avenue, and the park Juan Pablo Duarte, located on the same street 170 Avenue in Manhattan. Police watched

For the aforementioned way uptown circulate for hours thousands of natives to foot and vehicle, who passing in front of the demonstrators were playing horn, made victory signs and shouting, "It is true are thieves, passports are expensive , it must be removed from power "and other expressions.

In both community activists picket Lorenzo Castillo, Marisol Sanchez, José Penzo, and William Guerrero, they agreed to talk sue the reduction of passports (US $ 170.00); as well as the translation of a birth certificate (US $ 80.00), and others that were uploaded by the current price consul. Also, the decommissioning of the OISOE, and clarify contracts with Odebrecht, among other wrongdoing that have occurred in Haiti.

For its part, the general coordinator of Alianza País in the United States, Luis Mayobanex Rodríguez (Radhames Perez), to participate in the protests said that corruption is seriously affecting the Dominican people, undermining democratic institutions and stunting the foundations for economic development because the effects of the corruption of the governments of the past 20 years have been very negative in the living conditions of the majority of poor and working people and the middle class.

 Hide original message

Community Henry Almonte said the protests will continue every Wednesday, culminating on 9 December with a large demonstration, in different parts of US territory, to be held the International Anti-Corruption Day, the date chosen by the United Nations (UN) . During Wednesday more than 25 protests were held in different parts of the Dominican nation.

In two press documents, Protestants point out that poverty and social exclusion have risen to extraordinary levels, expressed most dramatically in vulnerable groups such as children, youth, women, chiriperos, professionals and small industrial and commercial sectors.

All this and more explains and justifies the citizen movement against corruption and impunity that develops anti Dominican. They said the problem of corruption has a solution, and that is the main obstacle to solve is the governance model that has prevailed in recent decades and that has strengthened the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in the DR.