Major General of the National Police demands real police reform, criticizes human rights violations within the force

Santo Domingo. — Retired Major General Valentín Rosado Vicioso of the National Police called for a “deep and true” reform of the law enforcement institution and warned about what he considers missteps, violations of acquired rights, and breaches of procedures in the current transformation process of the National Police.

Rosado Vicioso expressed his position in a communication addressed to journalist Danny Alcántara, of the program Hoy Mismo, which is broadcast on Color Visión, Channel 9, in which he expressed his support for the communicator’s recent statements and interviews about the police reform process.

The retired officer argued that the Armed Forces and the National Police are fundamental institutions for defense, public safety, democracy, and peaceful coexistence, and therefore, in his opinion, any reform process should seek to strengthen them institutionally and not weaken them.

“We would never agree with blunders, violations of acquired rights and breaches of procedures that weaken instead of strengthen,” Rosado Vicioso stated in his letter.

The former officer stated that, from his position in retirement, he observes, like other active and retired members of the National Police, an alleged “institutional collapse” that, he claims, has occurred in recent years under the guise of reforming, modernizing, and professionalizing the force.

However, he clarified that he is not opposed to transforming the institution. On the contrary, he stated that a properly implemented reform would primarily benefit the police officers themselves.