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Local November 25, 2011 | 8:13 am

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

SANTO DOMINGO.- The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved sweeping changes to the Penal Procedural Code to ease Dominican society’s fear of rising crime, an initiative of Victor Suarez, of the ruling PLD party.

Among the changes to 75 articles is an increase to three years in the maximum temporary incarceration period on cases declared as complex by a court, and harsher penalties for d... Read more

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Dominican Republic’s fear of rising crime spurs harsher laws

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

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Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

Groups seek release of 11 fishermen languishing in Bahamas jail

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