{"id":468007,"date":"2025-05-14T08:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/representative-elias-wessin-warns-about-haitian-occupation-in-los-haitises-and-calls-for-government-action\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:13:29","slug":"representative-elias-wessin-warns-about-haitian-occupation-in-los-haitises-and-calls-for-government-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/representative-elias-wessin-warns-about-haitian-occupation-in-los-haitises-and-calls-for-government-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Representative El\u00edas Wessin warns about Haitian occupation in Los Haitises and calls for government action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo, D.R. \u2014<\/strong> The national deputy of the <strong>Christian Democratic Quisqueyan Party<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pqdcenlinea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PQDC<\/a>), <strong>El\u00edas Wessin,<\/strong> called on President Luis Abinader and former presidents Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/roberto-rodriguez-marchena-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"473750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danilo <\/a>Medina and Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda to consider the seriousness of the occupation of Haitian nationals in protected areas of Monte Plata province, specifically in El Pino de Pilanc\u00f3n, within Los Haitises National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wessin warned that foreigners are settling in peaks, hills, and mountains of the park, causing serious depredation of the ecosystem. <strong>\u201cIt is a zone of high environmental value that must be protected from all illegal human intervention,\u201d<\/strong> he expressed in a speaking turn in the ordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies this Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/uncategorized\/como-estan-compuestas-las-boletas-presidenciales-por-partidos\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"308615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How are presidential ballots composed by parties?<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, the legislator drew attention to the growing threat posed by armed gangs in Haiti, whose attacks on communities have caused a massive displacement of people towards the border with the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cAt that summit, we hope that concrete actions will be outlined to avoid and\/or confront a stampede towards Dominican territory,\u201d <\/strong>said Wessin, referring to the high-level discussions that will take place between the President of the Republic and the three former presidents regarding the Haitian situation and its implications for national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congressman insisted on the need to reinforce immigration and environmental policies to safeguard both the sovereignty and the natural resources of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo, D.R. \u2014 The national deputy of the Christian Democratic Quisqueyan Party (PQDC), El\u00edas Wessin, called on President Luis Abinader and former presidents Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, Danilo Medina and Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda to consider the seriousness of the occupation of Haitian nationals in protected areas of Monte Plata province, specifically in El Pino de Pilanc\u00f3n, within 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