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Local June 5, 2013 | 8:42 am

“Statelessness” row erodes Dominican Republic’s sovereignty, official warns

Santo Domingo.- Immigration Agency director Ricardo Taveras on Wednesday warned that the recent scandal in the Central Electoral Board (JCE) is eroding the country’s sovereignty, its institutions and its credibility abroad.

He refuted affirmations by JCE judge Jose Angel Aquino, who said the Immigration Agency has in its possession the files of around 22,000 Dominicans of Haitian desce... Read more