Perremeístas reject Senator Alemán's statements; consider he should apologize

It is up to the party to evaluate possible sanctions

Santo Domingo.- The statements by the senator for Montecristi, Bernardo Alemán, in which he admitted that during political campaigns he may resort to coercive methods, including the kidnapping of leaders to guarantee electoral victories, provoked rejection among deputies of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party, who described his words as a serious mistake and demanded a public apology. Representative Ramón Bueno considered that the legislator “owes an apology to Dominican society” and also to the PRM, understanding that his expressions are unacceptable to the citizenry. “It was a mistake, Dominican society is not prepared to see and understand how a public servant makes mistakes like that, we believe that he owes an apology to Dominican society.”, expressed Bueno, while attributing the situation to a lack of handling in front of the cameras and the absence of adequate advice.

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Likewise, he maintained that the officialist organization must "call to order" the senator and review the behavior of its leaders when addressing public issues. In the same vein, the PRM spokesperson, Amado Díaz calificó las declaraciones de Alemán as “totally misguided, inappropriate and incompatible with current times”. “You have to be very careful about the way you do things. Today's society is not yesterday's society. Every step a politician takes must be well-considered,” said Díaz, who also stressed that the senator's words represent an individual opinion and not the general position of the PRM. From his side, deputy Braulio Espinal said he felt "shame for others" for the senator's statements, considering that an elected representative cannot express himself in that way. "All parties talk about democracy and a person who represents thousands of citizens cannot express themselves like that," indicated Espinal, who suggested that it is up to the party authorities, headed by José Ignacio Paliza and Carolina Mejía, to evaluate possible disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the internal statutes of the organization. So far, the party has not given an official reaction on the matter. In statements made on a radio program, legislator Alemán stated: "And I, during the campaign, if I have to block people, I block people, if I have to kidnap you, I kidnap you, that doesn't cost me anything because I have faced worse situations than those in politics." According to articles 38 and 39 of the PRM Statutes, disciplinary measures for serious or very serious offenses include public reprimand, disqualification from office, temporary suspension, and definitive expulsion from the party. Among the most recent precedents within the PRM is the case of deputy Eugenio Cedeño, who was brought before the National Prosecutor and the National Ethics and Control Commission of the organization after making statements considered offensive and promoting violence against women when the Penal Code was being debated. The disciplinary process opened against him contemplated sanctions ranging from suspension to expulsion from the party.