Britain pledges Ambassador will reveal names of corrupt Dominican officials

posted on: Nov 26 2011 8:46 by The Reporter. Viewed 314 times.


Britain's ambassador in the country, Steven Fisher, has promised to reveal the names of officials who had tried to extort a British company that left the country. The information was provided on Friday by the director of the Dominican Republic Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD), Eddy Martinez. He said the Dominican government held talks with British Ambassador to explain the complaint of alleged corruption at the expense of a British company who left Dominican territory for alleged extortion.

However, according to the official, Fisher will only reveals the identity of the officials and the company if the latter agrees.

Meanwhile, the Attorney General Radhamés Jiménez Peña, instructed the head of the National Prosecution of Corruption (DPCA), Hotoniel Bonilla, to investigate the allegation made by the British ambassador, Steven Fisher, that a British company was the subject of attempted extortion in the Dominican Republic.

In a letter to the diplomat, Judge Jiménez Peña asks Fisher to supply all information regarding the subject, such as the identification of affected and any private or public servant who could be involved in these events, in order to send the case to justice.

He said that way they can fulfill their obligation to investigate and prosecute incidents to which the Ambassador has alluded.

He said the country has full guarantees for foreign investment, noting that the country is considered a tourist force in Latin America and the Caribbean because these investors have confidence.

"There are companies located here both English and Spanish, American and other nationalities," he said.

Background
This week, the British ambassador, Steven Fisher stated that Dominican officials extort companies located in the country, so they are forced to leave the country.

However, the diplomat did not disclose the names of the two companies who he said were asked to pay bribes in exchange for the right to continue operating in the Dominican Republic.

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