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Minister of Enviroment and natural resource Murder in the DR

[silverbed79]

The Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources was shot and killed in his office on Monday, according to officials.

Authorities said Orlando Jorge Mera was shot by an unknown person. No further details were immediately available.

“We are troubled by the situation,” Mera's ministry said in a brief statement.

Bartolom Pujals, executive director of the government’s Cabinet of Innovation, wrote that he lamented the killing.

“His death is a tragedy,” he said. “We Dominican have to come together to achieve a pact for peace and peaceful coexistence. No more violence.”

Mera also was an attorney and a founding member of the Modern Revolutionary Party. He was appointed minister of the environment and natural resources in August 2020.

[yrunvs]

Looks like it was a close childhood friend that shot him. Geez, who needs friends like that?

[pokinfun]

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[PeterOffDuty]

Very tragic indeed. Wasn't this something about his fried denying him an exploitation permit? Gravel extraction or something....maybe someone has more details. Sad.

[palfryville]

My understanding is that his long time friend and donor to either his or his son's election campaign, killed him after having his gravel mining permit revoked and his equipment confiscated - so it was part of a dispute not overtly political.

[inse]

Brutal and troubling news. May you rest in peace Orlando Jorge Mera.