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Santo Domingo.- National Drugs Council (CND) president Mabel Feliz yesterday requested a probe of the candidates to congressional and municipal posts, to establish the origin of the money used in their political campaigns.

The official made the statement after Ethics Commission president Marino Vinicio Castillo on Wednesday warned the political parties against allowing the registration of those candidacies.

The official said she’ll ask the presidents of the Senate Reinaldo Pared, and of the Chamber of deputies Julio Cesar Valentin, to investigate the candidates, so they justify the origin of their campaign funds.

Féliz, speaking yesterday in the seminar “Training, Integral Prevention and treatment of Addictions,” said however that she doesn’t have specific information on the candidates who allegedly using money from drug trafficking. “As to which of those candidates who are getting money from drug trafficking, the agency I preside not hasn’t been informed of a certain candidate involved in those activities.”

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Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Oct 2009 10:05 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
transparency laws should require origin of all funds used for campaigning .....does this concept seem strange or is the corruption so ingrained that this idea shocks yes shocks
Written by: JD_Dominguez, 23 Oct 2009 10:10 AM
From: United States, Reality Check
Everyone on the streets knows of the drug monies and how it is laundered through out the Gov officials, police etc. Everyone knows this except ...the US Gov officials in la capital (watching porn on their laptos instead of fighting in the drug war) and Washington DC (so, instead they just "play politics" with their Dominican counterparts in the war on drugs).
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Oct 2009 10:21 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
JD where have you been ...whats happening in Santiago at the old Ensanche
Written by: josean, 23 Oct 2009 10:37 AM
From: United States
Would it be easier just to identify the three maybe four who are not connect to drug money?
Written by: vacanos, 23 Oct 2009 10:50 AM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
JD_Dominguez

They are extraditing official and many army people to face charge in US court. I think we can agree the DEA in DR had been doing decent job. What more can they do?
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Oct 2009 11:00 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
JD is obsessed yes obsessed with them watching porno on their laptops
Written by: glomarexplorer, 23 Oct 2009 12:45 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Josean,

You wrote: "Would it be easier just to identify the three maybe four who are not connect to drug money?"

Great point, except four might be too many.
Written by: josean, 23 Oct 2009 12:49 PM
From: United States
Dr. Strangelove,

Please accept my apologies for my exuberance and unfounded optimism!
Written by: gmiller261, 23 Oct 2009 1:07 PM
From: United States

Follow the money. And put them in jail.
Written by: pelaut, 24 Oct 2009 8:34 AM
From: United States
They should learn to do it the US way, favors to the top thugs, complicity of the Federal agencies and free samples for their entire retinues.
Written by: josean, 25 Oct 2009 5:36 PM
From: United States
Vincho McCarthy now ups the anti to 30%!

Vincho Castillo dice que el 30% de los candidatos estarían vinculados al narcotráfico

http://www.listindiario.com/app/article.aspx?id=119326
Written by: josean, 26 Oct 2009 7:03 PM
From: United States
They call out Vincho:

http://www.noticiassin.com/www/in....ay_article&tid=9&aid=9945
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