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Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic.- Evictions being executed early Friday 40 kilometers north of the capital on the Duarte highway sparked protests by the land’s alleged squatters, who say they’ve lived there for more than 30 years.

Locals of the La Batata sector torch tires and blocked the highway with trash, backing up north-south traffic for more than a mile and wreaking havoc on the Caribbean’s busiest highway.

Police from the local precinct are on the scene trying to clear the road and restore order since 4am, when the State Attorney’s order to evict occupants from lands allegedly owned by Luis Manuel Campillo.

Some of the occupants say However they have documents for the land issued by the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD i n 1993.

 Quoted by listin.com.do, neighborhood activist Maria Rodriguez asks the authorities to halt the eviction, started by agents who surprised residents still asleep. "We thought they weren’t coming but they came today and are bulldozing homes and firing bullets."

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Written by: the_haitian, 27 Jul 2012 12:03 PM
From: United States
isn't there a law that says if you on a land after a number of years no one claims it its yours
Written by: jhcl2012, 27 Jul 2012 12:30 PM
From: United States, PA - Mas pa'lante, ¡Manos a la obra!
The imperative words here is "they say"....

All invaders say they've been there for over 30, 40 years...

La misma pela de esos ladrones/victimas!

( *;* )
Written by: generoso, 27 Jul 2012 12:37 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
The most acidic scams that are being used these days to squatter on private property, is the threats of denunciation with the news media, religious organizations, radio and TV stations.
Both Haitians and Dominicans have mastered this technique to a fine science, to occupy privately owned land, to demand payments from legal owners to move out and don't make a scene.
This sequestering of private lands is already an epidemic, in a country where chaos, abuse, and denials of the rights of citizens, is reaching pandemic proportions.
Written by: Atabey, 27 Jul 2012 1:38 PM
From: United States, NYC
A looooooooong time in coming: get the F**k out of private and public lands. Get out of the rivers and streams across the nation. The National Parks, etc. And yes, the government needs to apply the law and be sensible in managing the affairs of State so that people have opportunities to advance through schooling and jobs. But squatters be warned, get out and make arrangements to vacate your illegal possessions.

The Rule of Law must prevail.
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 27 Jul 2012 2:27 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
You should see La Puya, Harroyo Hondo hundreds of Haitians invaded that sector, and now no one can take them out of there, right next to one of the most exclusive neighborhood.
Our authorities are just a BIG JOKE, Im so sick of the lawlessness, the Haitian and everybody else found the right setting in D.R. to do what they do. Only Trujillo knew how to preserve the order in this country.
Written by: anthonyC, 27 Jul 2012 2:49 PM
From: United States
How can you be an "Alleged" squatter?

Either your have tittle or deed or you don't.

The biggest thing holding back the D.R. is the lack of private property rights.
Written by: Atabey, 27 Jul 2012 4:14 PM
From: United States, NYC
AC,

There is still much more that needs to be done. We're only half way there.

"The biggest thing holding back the D.R. is the lack of private property rights."

One of the Mega failures that needs to be fixed, for consolidation of modernization and development.
Written by: VeronicaDR, 27 Jul 2012 5:34 PM
From: United States
This is why you never buy anything in the land of corruption.At any time it can be taken from you.YOu might have a deed but so does the other 5 people who also bought the same land.When you have a bunch of corrupt idiots running things this is what happens.
Written by: Vivacuba, 27 Jul 2012 7:00 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Sounds like the USA and their foreclosure mess
Written by: lmartinez, 28 Jul 2012 8:32 PM
From: United States, NYC
Ya era tempo , le Lego su dia funera bandidos , is the same story al over the island get the fu. Out
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