Carlos Peña calls for peace and justice after the death of UASD security

Santo Domingo.– The president of the party Generación de Servidores (GenS), Carlos Peña, expressed his sorrow for the death of Lyedger Peña Encarnación, security employee of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), who died on Saturday after being injured in the shooting that occurred on Thursday on the university campus.

During his visit to the Blandino funeral home, Peña revealed that the victim was the son of his first cousin and described the event as a sign of the insecurity affecting the country.

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“This moves all Dominicans, not only because it affects us personally, but because it reflects what is happening in the Dominican Republic. We need to get closer to God, may He bring us peace, comfort and support, because one day we go out into the streets and we don’t know what we will find,” he expressed. The former congressman also stated that the Peña family is deeply saddened by the loss and asked that personal conflicts be resolved through dialogue and not violence.

“We want there to be peace in our land, in our homes, and for us to seek God, because in Him we will find the calm that society is denying us”, she pointed out.

Regarding the judicial part, Peña acknowledged that the alleged perpetrator is under arrest and asked that the process be handled with justice.

“Justice must act, there must be a regime of consequences for the mistakes made. Our family, which is Christian, will be praying for that young man so that God forgives him and has mercy on him”, she added.

Lyedger Peña, father of two girls and resident in Ensanche Isabelita, died after suffering serious injuries to his lungs and liver. UASD reported that the shooting was a reprisal by a law student, who was arrested after the attack.