The owners of the commercial establishments closed last month by the Ministry of Housing and Buildings (Mived), mainly of Chinese capital, who want to operate again, must present the structural studies and obtain the corresponding certifications.
The clarification of Mived occurred yesterday after Salvador Catrainlegal representative of a part of the chinese shops affected by the closure, indicated that the institution would allow businesses to open, “regardless of whether the study shows the need to correct some things.”
The ministry stated that the measure can be lifted only if the owners comply with the technical requirements and administrative requirements required by law and a technical verification process and administrative regularization.
“The measure of preventive closure is kept, in protection of the right to lifethe structural safety and citizen security,” the institution stated.
He Mived announced in September the closure of Hope SquareMing Sheng, La Rocca, Sweet Home, STD Mall and Yo Me, among others, for alleged serious structural failures. The owner of the Mived, Carlos Bonilladeclared that to evade the supervision of the authorities The works were built at night and on weekends.
“The preventive closure measure is maintained, safeguarding the right to life, structural safety and citizen security”
Among the irregularities found in the businesses are poorly made shoes, poor columns and inadequate materials, which represents a risk of collapse even without the occurrence of natural phenomena.
day jobs
Free Diary made a route yesterday by four of the closed stores to speak with owners or managers of adjacent businesses and verify the minister’s statementsbefore the agreement was known, neighbors of these businesses denied the official version.
They stated that the infrastructure HE they got up during the day and in sight of everyone.
“It (the infrastructure) is more than 40 years old. First it was the Savings Supermarketin 1992, then a ‘Jumbito’, then a Pantry and now their (Chinese) store,” said a peddler about the chain of businesses that has housed the building that now houses the Ming Sheng storelocated in Santo Domingo West.
However, he clarified that the structure, which has been closed for just over a month, was remodeled by the asian merchantsalthough he discarded the official version that construction work was carried out at night.
Another of the paralyzed businesses is STD Malllocated in a square in Santo Domingo West in which other businesses operate, although not with Chinese capital. Their neighbors branded as persecution the actions of the authorities.
“This is really political. It is a matter of interests. The businessmen force the Government because they have had a loss because of the Chinese, because of the price difference. They start looking for permits and wherever something is missing, they take it from there,” declared the administrator of a food business located in the square.
