SANTO DOMINGO. – In a recent appearance on the program “Esto No es Radio Show”, journalist Hansel García made an urgent call to the Dominican authorities to act with the same rigor and objectivity regarding reports of gender-based violence, regardless of the public image or success that couples project on digital platforms.
Following the judicial process faced by Chinese businessman Po Xie, known as the “Chino de Mudan,” who is accused of physically assaulting his wife, Tania Iris Naomi Valdez Sánchez, García highlighted the dangerous disconnect that often exists between social media content and private reality. The couple, who amassed thousands of followers as influencers, was seen by many as an “idyll” of love, travel, and gifts.
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“We see networks, we don’t know lives”
García emphasized that the justice system must maintain safety standards for victims above any media perception.
“Any complaint about alleged aggression, about alleged violence, must be taken with all the rigor and all the safety standards for the alleged victim, without being swayed by what that couple shows on social media or in personal terms,” the panelist stated emphatically.
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The journalist explained that, in many cases, social media functions as a “facade” to hide situations of abuse.
According to the information shared on the program, the victim had allegedly suffered persecution and violence since the first months of the relationship, but decided to “endure” it due to their shared businesses and the community of followers they had built, which served as a marketing tool for their stores.
Equality before the law
Hansel García insisted that authorities must not allow an aggressor’s popularity or the apparent happiness of a relationship to influence the legal handling of the case.
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“The treatment has to be the same because I repeat, one thing is what can be expressed on social media and in the environment and another thing is what can happen when the door is closed,” pointed out García.
The journalist also recalled that a person’s criminal or aggressive history, such as the Chinese businessman’s previous incidents with immigration agents and prosecutors, must be taken seriously.
García concluded by warning the audience and those responsible for administering justice that the aspirational nature of platforms like Instagram facilitates the sale of fantasies that can last a long time before the truth comes to light.
“Be careful with that,” Garcia warned, “because social media is often a facade to hide the reality that exists behind those actors.”
