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Franklin Dinol
El Seibo – The journalist was detained in El Seibo for no apparent reason, even though he has Dominican documents and had not incurred a violation of the law.
The journalist and leader of the Movimiento Reconocido (Recognized Movement), Franklin Dinol, today denounced the abuse of power and arbitrary detention by National Police officers.
The incident occurred while he was riding a motorcycle in El Seibo.
“While I was moving towards a bus stop aboard a motorcycle, the National Police agents stopped me and asked me to show my identification, to which I proceeded and showed them my electoral identity card,” said Dinol.
“ When I showed him my ID one of the agents said it may be fake, to which I replied, if it is fake yours may also be fake, because it was given to me by the same agency that gave it to you,” he added.
“You are a Haitian with a document,” replied an agent.
The journalist added that after this, for no apparent reason, the agents proceeded to put him in the van, to which he told him that they could not put him in the van for no reason.
Franklin said that they still put him in the truck and handcuffed him and another migrant with whom he was riding the motorcycle.
Dinol said that immediately after he was detained he called one of the movement’s members to alert her of what had happened.
The leader of the movement indicated that upon arriving at the detachment, one of the agents ordered him to hand over his cell phone, which he refused, and upon his refusal to hand over the phone, one of the agents offered to beat him.
The situation was resolved thanks to several members of the Movimiento Reconocido and a priest from El Seibo, who came to his aid and freed him.
The complaint was made by telephone through the program El Sol de los Sábados.
The police have the attitude if your skin is black, you are Haitian and a liar.
This is getting bad. The police are supposed to be getting better, but I see the opposite on many levels.
Reconoci.do = ONG chantajista dedicada a promover la haitianizacion de R.D… Son financiados por Soros, USAID, Union Europea, etc…
Estas son las cosas que se transmiten, cuando se deja que la gente invente lo que sea para que el ataque parezca justificado.
If this is true then it’s wrong and the cops should be punish. But Haitians do get a lot fake paper work with fake names ids and cedula. Which ones are real and fake. And this could also be trap as you read he is apart of the same ngos who are trying to give citizenship to the illegal Haitians who marched against abinader. We have to be careful.
Who could have seen that coming 10km away? The answer is anyone with a brain.
Dominican can stop it. You not even Dominican and you don’t live in the island. Your talking points have always pro Haitian and allowing Haitians to come to the Dr freely.
This site is in english for a reason, its not solely for Dominicans, one aspect of this sites creation is to allow english speaking expats and other foreigners to have insight to Dominican Republic. So they can see how the treat foreigners and how they deal with important social issues. We’re all watching. All we see is a corrupt police using race or appearance to extort both legal and illegal people for cash. A purposely porous border for more money. not for the law, all for profit. While the current administration slides in a new tax code for the hard working Dominicans to swallow. You have 10 cookies, your government takes 9 and says, watch out !, that haitian is going to take your cookie!!.
its not about illegal immigration its about $$$$ and race
I fully respect the Dominican Republic’s right to apply its immigration laws, just as every sovereign nation has the right to do so. However, my concern lies in the fact that these laws seem disproportionately biased against Haitians. Haiti is currently facing significant challenges, and as a neighboring country, the Dominican Republic is feeling the strain. Yet, this situation has also been manipulated for political and economic gain. Unfortunately, many police officers and immigration agents profit from this crisis, which exacerbates the issue and allows it to continue unchecked.
The first step to solving any problem is to acknowledge it exists, and at this moment, the Dominican president appears reluctant to admit that changes are needed. More importantly, the business aspects fueling this crisis must be addressed to pave the way for a fairer and more compassionate approach to immigration.
I am a firm believer that a stronger, more stable Haiti would benefit the Dominican Republic in immeasurable ways. Together, this island could become one of the most sought-after destinations in the world. Both nations share an extraordinary cultural richness—history, food, music, and so much more. While I have met many Dominicans who understand the value and recognize the complex challenges posed by the large Haitian migrant population, there are also those who focus solely on the negative aspects, perpetuating stereotypes and division.
As a Haitian, my love for the Dominican Republic and its people runs deep. I have faith that, one day, we will coexist as true brothers and sisters, united on this island as it was always meant to be.
Again. This is the problem if the Dominican Republic continues to take the Haitian problem they will never be solved. Imagine if every time the Haitian citizens has a problem they just go to the Dr. eventually the Haitians will outnumber their own people in their own country.
The immigration laws of Dominican Republic applies equally to everyone. Haitians make up around 87-90% of the undocumented/illegal population in the DR., therefore they would be the most deported. I wholeheartedly condemn, the abuse of any immigration agents and police officers, I believe DR can do better. At the same time, DR is not responsible for any of the problems in Haiti. Illegal immigration is not fueled by Dominican businesses, but by the levels of poverty and hunger in Haiti. For example, this year a NGO reported that 1.6 million Haiti were one step away from famine. Plus, 2.5 million live in extreme poverty and approx. 770k unemployed.
Let’s be clear here. Most if not majority of Dominican Police barely have a high school education with an IQ of less than 50. Legal Haitians are allowed to live with dignity and respect. They can’t be randomly stopping and shipping Haitians without proper immigration due process. If your in the country illegally, fine…detain and deport. The president is using below average expectation police officers to enforce a law they themselves are clueless to.
the national police are a joke. this is just another example of the abuse they show. not to mention all they do in boca Chica is take away motorcycles of kids who have all their papers in order, but they still take the motorcycle to extort 1 to 5 thousand pesos. same with Hattians. they can pay 8000 pesos to be let free. the problem here is the police and not the citizens.
There are also thousands of young Haitians who arrived here with family years ago. Many only speak Spanish and have grown up in the Dom Rep. How can you justify uprooting the lives of young people who just want to live a happy life ?
It is definitely unfortunate for the children. However, is a calculated risk that the parents took. If you migrate to another country, legally or illegally, you are subject to that countries laws in general, to include deportation.
1929-2010, no citizen rights, no humans rights. Stateless because the dominican governments ineptness at even the most basic social requirements. They have thousand of laws that they themselves refuse to obey, used soley to make profit through bribes. corrupt to the core
Haitian Constitution
Title II, Article 11, provides: “Any person born of a Haitian father or Haitian mother who are themselves native- born Haitians and have never renounced their nationality possesses Haitian nationality at the time of birth.”