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Santo Domingo.- The first draft to reform the statutory law of Dominican Republic’s National Police submitted by the Executive Branch to Congress yesterday cuts the number of top brass from 34 to “only” 20 generals; 75 colonels, 100 lieutenants colonels and 200 majors.

A transitory provision in the text stipulates that the number of those four ranks will have to be reduced in a period no longer than 10 years.

The announced changes come just two days after newspaper Caribe on Tuesday revealed that president Leonel Fernandez had yet to submit to Congress the bill for the National Police Statutory Law, despite announcing it in his State of the Republic speech to the National Assembly on February 27.

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Written by: Atabey, 16 Jun 2011 8:01 AM
From: United States, NYC
Slow process indeed. Perhaps in 20 years we'll be down to the 3 or 4 needed?
Written by: gmiller261, 16 Jun 2011 9:27 AM
From: United States

Can you first see where they get their money from? And then follow their meteoric ride to wealth.

Written by: WalterPolo, 16 Jun 2011 9:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
More chiefs than Indians.
Written by: jarabacoa, 16 Jun 2011 10:42 AM
From: United States
Cut it to zero!
Written by: HateitorLOVEIT, 16 Jun 2011 10:58 AM
From: United States, Washington, DC
They mean 20 in Santiago
Written by: marinos90209, 16 Jun 2011 11:01 AM
From: United States
send them to cut sugar cane..........
Written by: okian, 16 Jun 2011 12:34 PM
From: United States
Keep cutting!
Written by: THINK, 16 Jun 2011 1:41 PM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY


WAIT....... LET''S THINK ONE MORE TIME.........?

20 Generals on the table, what about the underground generals? How many of them are they?

Do not forget, those underground personnels are close to Lie-onel or other forms close to govrnment officials.....
Written by: juanb, 16 Jun 2011 2:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic
10 years. Any sane person could do it in 10 minutes.

However, if they allow it to take 10 years that means in 8 or 9 years everyone will have forgotten that there was supposed to be a reduction.
Written by: MrThelmoAlmeydaRancier, 20 Jun 2011 10:25 PM
From: United States, NJ
Too many criminals as it is !
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