Santo Domingo, RD.
Since last year, the deputy of the Christian Social Reform Party (PRSC) Pedro Botello has led a fight in different settings in favor of delivering 30 percent of the pension funds to employees, a project already in the National Congress for study.
With this struggle, the legislature and his followers have called for peaceful demonstrations that have ended in violence.
The final scene of the protest was near the National Congress, where the protesters were they tried to break down the metal gates, placed by the military that guarded the legislative chambers and that prevented passage to the building where the congressmen meet.
The demonstrations caused damage to infrastructure, and Senator Faride Raful shared several images of one of the windows in her broken office and a stone under a table.
This Monday, the Presidents of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Estrella and Alfredo Pacheco, respectively, rejected the action, indicating that the case of Pedro Botello it was in the disciplinary board of the chamber of deputies and the bylaws and constitution of the republic had the sanctions.
Agree in accordance with Article 170 of the alternates’ regulations, the Disciplinary Board may impose the following sanctions: Private reprimand; public censorship; denial of representation of the House at national and international events during the time determined by the Disciplinary Board; suspension of the working committees to which he belongs for a period to be determined, “for the imposition of this sanction, prior knowledge and confirmation by the plenary meeting is necessary.
Likewise, deprivation of the enjoyment of a daily allowance for the specified time; recommendation to plenary to start the constitutional process enshrined in No. 1) of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Republic.
This figure indicates the Chamber of Deputies may impeach before the Senate the public officials elected by popular vote, those elected by the Senate and by the National Council of the Magistracy for committing serious misconduct in the exercise of their functions. The accusation can only be made with the positive vote of two thirds of the tender.
In the case of the President and Vice President of the Republic, three-quarters of the enrollment’s favorable vote is required. The accused is suspended from office as soon as the House declares that the accusation has taken place.
The PRSC Deputy for La Romana, announced that next Saturday, February 27 They will demonstrate again in front of the National Congress, demanding 30 percent of the pension funds.
On that day, the Dominican Republic will celebrate the 177th anniversary of its independence President Luis Abinader will appear before the National Assembly, the National Congress, to be accountable.