Santo Domingo.- More than 30 business, labor and  civil society organizations demanded yesterday in the Palace of Justice exemplary punishment against the people implicated in corruption, and warn that the country is becoming unsafe.

Manuel Cabrera, representing the Herrera Industries Association, prior to delivering a statement to Justice minister Radhamés Jiménez, demanded action against the acts of corruption government officials have allegedly committed.

Copies of the document were also delivered to the Supreme Court, the Accounts Chamber and to the presidents of the legislative chambers.

Cabrera demanded that the Accounts Chamber implement more energetic actions to force compliance of the law, “because the business class has decided not to accept more explanations from officials who are accused of irregularities in the administration of taxpayer money.”

In the same action, Jose Ceballos, of the organization Ciudad Alternativa, demanded that the Government and the law enforcement agencies to assume their responsibility and respond to the social outcry that demands an end to corruption and transparency in the handling of public funds.

Whereas Roman Batista, of the Citizen Forum, said they decided to visit the Justice Ministry to demand a true program to prevent and punish government corruption, because in his view it’s not possible that despite being in the 21st century the country still lacks transparent procedures on government spending.

Denunciations must be investigated

The two page statement demands that the Anti-Corruption Department investigate and file charges against the officials implicated in acts of corruption.