{"id":133502,"date":"2026-08-15T08:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/calls-for-faride-rafuls-dismissal-amid-national-police-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:10:09","slug":"calls-for-faride-rafuls-dismissal-amid-national-police-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/calls-for-faride-rafuls-dismissal-amid-national-police-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for Faride Raful&#8217;s dismissal amid National Police crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expectations and criticism regarding possible changes in Luis Abinader&#8217;s cabinet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days away from the traditional date of August 16, the moment when President Luis Abinader usually makes adjustments to his work team, public opinion has begun to point to various officials. Among the names that have resonated most in recent citizen consultations is that of the Minister of Interior and Police, Faride Raful, whose management has been the subject of debate in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questioning the management in Interior and Police<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The discontent of a portion of the citizenry is closely linked to the actions of the National Police and the urgent need to strengthen controls over the use of force. Various tragic incidents have marked the ministry&#8217;s agenda, generating strong social pressure for concrete results in police reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Case in Herrera:<\/strong> The death of 19-year-old Darlin Enmanuel Mercado Reyes during an intervention in Ca\u00f1ada de Guajim\u00eda sparked outrage and protests following the release of footage of the incident.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incident in La Vega:<\/strong> The death of Marky Abraham Garc\u00eda Gil, known as Maiky, during a pursuit in June, called into question the officers&#8217; operational protocols.<\/li>\n<li><strong>San Crist\u00f3bal:<\/strong> The death of a citizen following alleged assaults at the central police station in that province raised concerns about conduct within police facilities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal complaints:<\/strong> Handling cases of alleged misconduct and assault, including reports of sexual abuse, has been a constant challenge for the head of the ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>No uniform should serve as protection against justice.<\/p>\n<cite>Faride Raful, Minister of Interior and Police<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Faced with these scenarios, Minister Raful has maintained on repeated occasions that, although there are cases of misconduct, these represent a minority and should not tarnish the institutional transformation process promoted by the Government. The official has emphasized that her administration is working to guarantee compliance with established procedures and ensure that those responsible for abuses face legal consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eyes set on August 16th<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The proximity of August 16th keeps the population in anticipation of possible movements within the government cabinet. The appointment of Faride Raful, which took place in August 2024 under Decree 420-24, is one of the focal points of public conversation, which now awaits to see if the president will choose to ratify his collaborators or introduce significant changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to highlight that the opinions gathered reflect the sentiment of the citizens consulted on the streets and do not represent a formal statistical study. The final decision regarding the cabinet structure remains exclusively in the hands of the Executive Branch, which has not yet confirmed the plans for this upcoming day of changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expectations and criticism regarding possible changes in Luis Abinader&#8217;s cabinet A few days away from the traditional date of August 16, the moment when President Luis Abinader usually makes adjustments to his work team, public opinion has begun to point to various officials. Among the names that have resonated most in recent citizen consultations is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[13546,13427,12872,2231],"class_list":{"0":"post-133502","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-cabinet","9":"tag-faride-raful","10":"tag-government","11":"tag-police"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}