British company extortion was in court

Was in a Court of law, and not per se in areas of the Government, which occurred in attempt to blackmail a British company that refused to pay bribes in exchange for be helped with a favorable ruling, if it was recently reported by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the country, Steven B. Fisher, as transpired yesterday in media diplomats.

The company which was the subject of the blackmail attempt, not identified, has confirmed to the British Embassy that this event occurred and that to not pay bribes in the courts, was harmed by a verdict unfavourable to his cause.

Another British company marched after build aqueducts and settle a dispute in the courts, Biwater International, made clear to the Embassy that was never the subject of bribery or nor offered to make payments to intermediaries to facilitate their business in the country.

Diplomatic sources revealed that the u000aAmbassador Fisher has informed the Government that in the first case cited above, the company which was the subject of blackmail in the courts, the executives have decided not to formalize any complaint or request special investigation, that the case is considered closed.

This case, of which there are still details, followed the normal course in the courts and acquired the authority of the res judicata irrevocably, that implies certain Dominican official sources that the unfavourable ruling was the result of non-payment of the required amounts at the judicial level executives of that company.

Fisher
speech on bribery allegation made her Ambassador Fisher in a speech on November 23 in the Auditorium of the Attorney General's Office, not to mention name of the company.

This complaint made in the presence of the Procurator Radhamés Jiménez Peña, President of the Supreme Court of Justice, u000aJorge Subero Isa, the rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Monsignor Agripino Núñez Collado, and the director of the Department of prevention of the corruption administrative, Hotoniel Bonilla.

Reactions were not made to wait. The Dominican Foreign Ministry said that Ambassador Fisher had never reported cases of extortion or attempted extortion of British companies which left the country under the allegation of insecurity legal.

The Attorney asked the Ambassador would contribute factual information to open an investigation.

Conflict in
courts LISTÍN DIARIO later, identified as Biwater International among UK companies who had left the country after a conflict settled in the courts

The directors of this company, through Ambassador Fisher, made known to the authorities that "they have never been subject to bribery or have offered to make payments for" u000ato facilitate their business.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the company has ceased its operations in the country because they feel that there is no legal conditions to operate safely here".

Executives of this company are willing, however, said the source, to describe the difficulties that had the Attorney general or the director of the CAPD.

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The statements by Ambassador
the 23 of November of this year, Ambassador Steven Fisher complained that there is no security for foreign investment in the country and a company of his nation, which did not identify, had to leave because it was being extorsionada.

Nevertheless, explained that United Kingdom was aware of the excellent work being done with legal institutions of Dominican Republic, the efforts made by President Leonel Fernandez, of the role of civil society and journalists that focus on corruption, u000aNoting that all of this is signal positive.

, However, said that many Dominicans complain of corruption in the country and that Dominicans and foreign investors also complain and presented difficulties.

Said that a major British company, of which not revealed his name, had left the country recently, and that others had told him that they were victims and have asked very large bribes. He said that this was the negative side of the problem, which also has in England.

Fisher spoke in those terms at a Conference on the topic against corruption, held in the Auditorium of the Attorney-General, where they were present, in addition, the Attorney Radhamés Jiménez Peña, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa, Monsignor Agripino Núñez Collado, director of the Department of prevention of the corruption administrative (DPCA), Hotoniel Bonilla, among others u000apersonalities.

Said that the authorities can achieve a forceful and consistent effort to tackle corruption and improve the image of the country.

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