Dominican Republic Minister,Orlando Jorge Mera shot dead
The Dominican Republic’s Minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead.
The administration announced that Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera was shot dead by a businessman and an old friend on Monday during a meeting. The businessman has been taken into prison.
The previous President of the Dominican Republic, Salvador Jorge Blanco (1982–1986), was the father of Jorge Mera, who was 55 years old at the time of his death. He has served as the Minister of the Environment since the year 2020.
Homero Figueroa, who serves as the presidency’s official spokesman, stated. “The information we have at the moment indicates that this morning the environment minister lost his life after he was attacked with a firearm in his office,”
A close friend of the late minister’s.
“Miguel Cruz, who has been identified as the shooter, was a personal friend of the dead minister,” he said.
Police have the man in custody and are “investigating” his motivation, Figueroa said.
AFP sources say that the alleged shooter took advantage of the victim’s friendship with him to get into a secure area where Jorge Mera was meeting with his deputies.
In a statement from Jorge Mera’s family, Cruz was “a childhood friend whom he received in his office.” According to sources, Cruz and Mera disagreed on environmental policies.
A heavily armed special police squad stormed the ministry after seven gunshots, according to the Acento news website.
Jorge Mera, a lawyer and TV producer/host, was president of the Dominican telecommunications institution from 2000 to 2004. He co-founded the Modern Revolutionary Party with Abinader.
political ancestry. His sister is a deputy minister, his son is a legislator, and his widow is the Brazilian ambassador.
