Orlando Jorge Mera poses for photographs May 18, less than two weeks before his assassination on June 6 (local time) in Santo Domingo.
(dpa)
Dominican Republic Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera has been shot dead in his office in the capital, Santo Domingo. This was confirmed on Monday (local time) by the spokesman for the Caribbean state’s government, Homero Figueroa, in a video speech.
According to the information available so far, the perpetrator was a long-standing personal friend of the deceased minister. He has already been arrested.
“On behalf of the government and the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, we express our deepest condolences to the family,” said Figueroa.
The background to the fact was not yet clear. Jorge Mera, 55, had been in office for less than two years.
