The mayor of this municipality, Abel Martínez, considered as irregular and unconstitutional the agreement reached by the Association of Merchants and Industrialists of Santiago (ACIS), with the Consulate General of Haiti that benefits Haitian citizens with irregular status in the Dominican Republic.
Likewise, he assured that the municipality of Santiago does not authorize agreements that benefit any foreigner who resides in the country illegally and an action of this magnitude contemplates criminal sanctions.
The mayor warned that the ACIS does not have the power to sign agreements with the Consulate General of Haiti that benefit Haitian citizens with irregular status in the Dominican Republic.
He stated that the ACIS, through its president, Sandy Filpo, incurs in actions for which it has no power, after pointing out that “this agreement is illegal and violates the Constitution, as well as municipal ordinances and the spirit of what is the defense of Dominicanness”.
He said that it violates all the clear rules that have to do with the development of Santiago. “The Santiago mayor’s office approves any type of agreement that is not regulated by law,” he warned.