On Saturday, Abel Martinez, mayor of Santiago, referred to allegations of irregularities in the city hall in the said city during his tenure, noting that it was a case three years ago.
Martinez confirmed that the case was due to unusual activities that were revealed in the Council’s Human Resources Department, which were investigated internally and concluded that the responsible person was canceled and subsequently brought to justice.
In a video clip posted on his social site, the mayor said: “In 2018, we discovered violations of the human resources department in this city council, and we immediately investigated and collected evidence and canceled the person responsible for human resources and brought justice to work.” Networks.
He also confirmed that the mayor’s office requested an audit from the Accounts Chamber (CC), in order to consolidate the accusations against the former municipal employee.
He also said that these documents were handed over to the competent judicial authorities.
“We asked the audit room of this administration to establish the file, and it is a review that has already been delivered and we have deposited it in the court that is already hearing the case,” Martinez said, although he did not reveal the identity of the person who annulled.
Abel indicated that these events were announced in February 2018 after the discovery of violations.
The mayor, who is affiliated with the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), on his Twitter account attached the aforementioned audiovisual message: “An explanation for those who did not understand and misrepresent our efforts for transparency (in good faith, ignorance or malice)”.