A US$757.9M hole in Dominican Republic Octopus case
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Santo Domingo.- The irregularities detected in six State institutions during the government of former President Danilo Medina, as revealed by audits by the Chamber of Accounts, link his brother Alexis Medina, the main suspect in the Pulpo (octopus) case.
The failures found, according to the auditing body, include irregular contracts and “emergency” processes that did not meet this requirement, such as the one involving the repair of 56 hospitals in 2013.
These failures to withdraw public funds from the different institutions further aggravate the situation of Alexis Medina and other officials arrested during Operation Octopus, at the end of November 2020 and who benefited from their links with the government of Danilo Medina.
Among the institutions that allegedly committed irregularities are the Office of Supervisory Engineers of State Works (Oisoe), with RD$43.2 billion (US$757.9 million) in irregularities), Ministry of Public Health, Patrimonial Fund of Reformed Companies (Fonper), Ministry of Public Health, Empresa Distribuidora de Energía del Este ( Edeeste) and the National Police.
These audits carried out by the Chamber of Accounts were sent to Anticorruption (Pepca) and the Directorate for Persecution, which would be incorporated as evidence against those involved in the Octopus case, some in prison and others with house arrest
The alleged participants in the case are the one’s who have dug this black hole. Should they be convicted they should be thrown into it without seeing the light of day to the ends of their days.
It is outrageous the irregularities involved contracts for the repairs of hospitals. One can only guess a goodly amount the government funds disbursed to fulfill the contracts did not end up where destined. It can only be imagined how hospitals, staffs, and patients suffered because of the irregularities.
This hole is the result of institutional corruption.
How come they are so blody greedy ? Never enough money…i should put them in front of firing squad…like they do in China…