Zapatazos Group launches a photo of Leonel Youth protest against corruption
Written by: RAFAEL JAIME THOMAS
A colonel and two other officers with forcejeon protesters against corruption a portrait of President Leonel Fernandez. THE NATIONAL / Franklin Guerrero). Activists youth, student and cultural movements, popular music, female and the Alternative Social Forum launched yesterday kicked shoes and a portrait of President Leonel Fernandez, at a time when they struggled with police officers who tried to prevent the action during a ceremony in the park Enriquillo.
organizers placed the portraits of George and Vivian Lubrano Subero to receive the Zapatazos of those present. (El Nacional / Franklin Guerrero).
Police officers led by General José Polanco, director of the National District Command, sought to prevent the action
is completed, for which talks with leaders of these groups, as well as the journalist Ramon Colombo, Narciso Isa Conde and the lawyer Manuel Mesa, to persuade the organizers to launch no shoes at the figure of the President Republic.
social communicator and the lawyer spoke with the general Polanco when officers of the institution and municipal police were keen to prevent the act entitled "Zapatazos against the corrupt" where participants demanded respect for civil rights set out in Article 8 of the Constitution.
organizers placed the portraits of George Suber Isa and Vivian Lubrano to receive the Zapatazos of those present. (El Nacional / Franklin Guerrero
Polanco
General welcomed his comments, but also let them know that as a general police could not allow assaulting the presidency, so insisted that they removed the portrait of Leonel Fernandez, and explained that although the Constitution is clear about the rights of citizens, it is also about the public peace and the president.
organizers insisted on throwing shoes and kept the portrait Leonel on the steps of the gazebo in the park. The portrait of the President was escorted to the right of a photo of the former banker Vivian Lubrano de Castillo, convicted in a court for bank fraud Baninter and pardoned by the executive branch, and left a photo of President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa.
Behind these portraits placed replicas inflated Amable Aristy, former presidential candidate of the Social Christian Reformist Party, the cardinal Nocola de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, of Diandino Peña, the Metro, of Licelot Marte de Barrios, president of the Chamber of Accounts , of Franklin Almeyda Rancier, Interior and Police; Alejandrina Herman, head of the Ministry of Women, the Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Ventura Bayonet, head of the Navy; of José Francisco Peña guava, general manager of the National Lottery, of Monsignor Agripino Núñez, Roberto Salcedo, receiver National District, Angel Lockward, ambassador to Colombia, Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzmán Fermín, National Police chief, Ramon Baez Figueroa, former president of Baninter Group, and Luis Alvarez Renta.
Although the general Polanco mustered their ability to try to avoid enforcement action against the organizers of this "shoe" failed to withdraw presdiente photo Fernández, so officers were ordered to do so.
injured in clashes
A police SWAT team, one city and three youth groups in the "shoe" were injured as they struggled for the portrait of presdiente Fernández. Finally an officer could take it away, but broken into pieces by the Zapatazos, kicks and sticks thrown by the activists.
Law enforcement officers pepper-sprayed and three youth groups "Toy Jart" and "The Revolt" were injured by batons and tear, one of whom was identified as Alejandro Mundaray, who accused a named Colonel Aquino of having sprayed the chemical in the eyes and mouth, causing lacerations.
Swat agent shot in the mouth refused to identify. The municipal police, which resulted in minor scrapes, was identified as Ramiro Alberto.
Prior to the incident, police officers and municipal police tried to prevent the development of the act, for which the organizers claimed that they had permission. Immediately a spokesman
were presented submissions to the National District City Council and the Ministry of Interior and Police, which brought down the tension.
More "Zapatazos"
Following the forced removal of presidential portrait placed in cartons supported by sticks, organizacontinuaron the act with a strong proclamation against corruption and the government, accusing Presdiente be sponsor of this phenomenon and condemning the Supreme Court does not act against corrupt officials.
After the "Proclamation against the corrupt," read by young Ehmilio Natalia Galvan and Marble, the youth group "The Revolt", protesters threw shoes at all sorts of pictures of Vivian Lubrano de Castillo and Jorge Subero and placed the replica inflated behind and on the south steps of the gazebo Enriquillo Park.
In "Zapatazos" Also participating women, children and leaders of leftist movements.
organizers handed a ballot to attendees for the deposit in two polls and vote for the most corrupt character to consider: first place went to the President with 80 percent, Alejandrina German followed with 10 percent and Julio Cesar Ventura Bayonet with 5 percent.
Songwriters and cultural groups sang and staged scenes to condemn corruption.
The event was attended by Narciso Isa Conde, Force of the Revolution Virtues Alvarez, vice president of Unity and Change Movement (MIUCA), Ramon Almanzar, New Alternative Party, and the unionist Francisco Antonio Santos.