SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), requested on Thursday afternoon at a press conference that, Citizen participation It must transparent the funds received by the International Development Agency (USAID)and mention the names of the people They were benefitADAS in the Dominican Republic.
“This is a legitimate claim citizen on the management of foreign resources in national political life ”and its eventual impact on the National Policy“Especially in the electoral process of 2020”.
In the opinion of Dominican Liberation Partyexpressed in a document, the transparency it just can’t be selective neither interpret When I know request with foundations.
“The PLD has not indicated neither accused to journalists, communicators or any particular person. He has not done it or will. Do not practice the defamationbut either will accept be subject to it ”, expresses the purple party and the yellow star in the news conference headed by Johnny Pujols, his secretary general in the company of Yván LorenzoVice President, Maribel Acosta, José Dantés Díaz, and Karen Ricardo, all members of the Political Committee
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In the opinion of the Dominican Liberation Party Citizen participation has set aside the Answer to the main question herein complaint on the use of international funds in Dominican politics and the obligation to account for them.
“Citizen participation has maintained for years a speech of constant attack Against the PLD. His current reaction confirms his agenda of delegitimation Against the party, but the central question is still unanswered, ”says the founded party by Juan Bosch in the meeting with the representation of the media.
In this regard, the PLD expresses that, instead of try to divert attention of a matter of high national interest, Citizen participation had to explain what the USAID funds, If its use influenced national policyespecially in the 2020 elections or on the country’s media agenda, and who is They benefited from those resources and what accountability mechanisms have applied.
In that sense, the Dominican Liberation Party expresses that the country requires that Citizen participation Publish the Specific recipients of the funds received From the 2015 to dateprograms and activities financed with these resources and distribution criteria and their impact on national policy.
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“Citizen participation It cannot feel aggrieved When he is request to account. If there is nothing that disguise, There should be no resistance to presenting the corresponding documents and details, ”says the PLD.
It is explained in the document presented by Johnny Pujos that what is at stake is confidence in institutions. Therefore, the PLD reiterates: transparency must be a universal standard.
“The PLD no Search confrontationbut binds to the Dominican Society in the demand for answers. The democracy and trust Citizen demand it, ”he concluded.
