In Santo Domingo, a high-level Dominican political opposition leader has leveled explosive allegations against members of the National Police’s elite Central Directorate of Investigation (Dicrim) stationed in the municipality of Bayaguana, claiming the officers masterminded the theft of 35 large-format televisions earmarked as awards for local athletes who medaled at the recent Central American and Caribbean Games.
Juan Hubieres, president of the Rebel Movement political organization, detailed that the stolen electronics—collectively valued at over 600,000 Dominican pesos—were illegally removed from secure storage at the local Olympic Village in the early hours of Sunday. Beyond the immediate theft, Hubieres framed the incident as a symptom of a deepening public security crisis across Bayaguana, noting that more than 14 serious criminal incidents have been registered in the area over the past several months without a single suspect being apprehended by authorities.
Hubieres confirmed his accusation that sitting Dicrim personnel are directly complicit in the theft, but declined to publicly name additional private individuals he alleges are also connected to the criminal operation. He also laid out a secondary, more incriminating claim: that Dicrim investigators have reached out directly to victims of past thefts to disclose the location of their stolen property, a pattern he argues is clear proof of deep, systemic links between serving police officers and local criminal networks.
In response to these claims, Hubieres has issued a formal public call for top Dominican law enforcement and security leaders—including National Police Director Ernesto Rafael Rodríguez García, Minister of Interior and Police Faride Raful, and Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso—to launch a full, impartial investigation into the allegations and hold all parties found responsible accountable under the law.
As of press time, none of Hubieres’ claims have been independently corroborated by third-party journalists or investigating bodies, and no concrete evidence supporting the alleged involvement of Dicrim officers was included in his public statement.