US EditionPuerto Rico natural resources chief grilled over order to shelve probe targeting governor's in-laws
- Puerto Rico senators questioned the natural resources chief, Waldemar Quiles, about his decision to shelve an investigation into illegal construction in a protected area.
- The investigation involved alleged violators, including the in-laws of Puerto Rico's governor, Jenniffer González, who called it 'political persecution.'
- Quiles claimed under oath that no one ordered him to sign the order shelving the investigation, asserting it was prepared by the previous administration.
- Environmental law expert Pedro Saadé stated that the order Quiles signed is illegal and rejected Quiles's claims made during the questioning.
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Puerto Rico natural resources chief grilled over order to shelve probe targeting governor's in-laws
Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island’s newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent decision to shelve a probe into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area.
Quiles refutes allegations of attempting to benefit the governor’s relatives. – PR informa
-- Waldemar Quiles Pérez, the designated Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), refuted on Tuesday accusations suggesting he manipulated the law for the benefit of the governor’s relatives when he enacted an executive order that legitimized their residence in a protected zone of La Parguera, a coastal region of Lajas. During a committee session, senators interrogated Quiles regarding the executive order he authorized, which cri…
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