Santo Domingo. - The murder of the drug trafficker Rolando Florián Feliz again shines the spotlight on a system of privileges some “special” inmates enjoy, which began with the “late night soirées” to clubs and other places by the former inmate Franklin Franco, during his stay in different penitentiaries.

When Prisons director Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez revealed that when Florián was shot he called his relatives on a cell phone from his cell, the official inadvertently confirmed that the controversial  inmate had one in his possession, even when they are banned in the country’s prisons.

“The inmate tried to attack the guard who tried to subdue him by hitting him twice with a billy-club, after that the guard shot him (Florian) several times in his body, he went back to his cell and called his family,” Perez said to the press on Sunday.

Another privilege the now deceased convict enjoyed was the visit of relatives and friends beyond the hours stipulated by the authorities.

Despite that Najayo’s visiting hours are until 6 p.m., the two women, Yuri Lora and Daneris Mejía, who were reportedly in a joint conjugal visit with Florián the night of the killing, were found in his cell after 9 p.m.

In addition to the cell phone and extended visits in the penitentiary, the late drug trafficker allegedly also had a TV and a radio.

The Justice Ministry’s Commission designated to probe the drug trafficker’s death made its first visit to Najayo, where it questioned inmates and the prison guards.