SANTO DOMINGO.-After accepting the resignation of Hugo Veras, President Luis Abinader appointed Colonel Randolfo Rijo Gómez as executive director of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT), on an interim basis and with an honorary title.
The measure is contained in Executive Decree 578-23 and establishes that the new designation is in addition to his position as Executive Director of the National Emergency and Security System 9-1-1.
On November 9, Hugo Veras requested a leave of absence without pay from President Abinader, following questions raised about the contracting process for the traffic light system in Greater Santo Domingo, where the General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) said it found irregularities.
In his request, the director of Intrant stated that “the recent information given through the media leads me to side with the DGCP, in order to facilitate this entire investigation process, so I have decided to take a leave of absence without pay and I have notified the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader.”.
Randolfo Rijo Gómez (External source).
Who is it?
The newspaper El Día published this Monday the professional profile and experience of the official:
Deputy Executive Director of the National Emergency and Security System 9-1-1.
Director of Social Welfare of the Social Security Institute of the Armed Forces (ISSFFAA).
Chargé d'Affaires of the Social Security Institute of the Armed Forces (ISSFFAA).
Internal Affairs Manager of the Eastern Electricity Distribution Company (EDEESTE).
Technical Assistant of the Health Risk Administrator of the Armed Forces (ARS-FFAA).
Legal Advisor to the Committee for the Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS of the Armed Forces for Latin America and the Caribbean (COPRECO-LAC).
S-4, Logistics Officer, Air Cavalry, ERD.
Commanding Officer of B CIA (+) Air Cavalry, ERD.
S-1, Air Cavalry Personnel Officer, ERD.
Pilot Aviator of the CCG 1st Air Cavalry Squadron, EN.
Within academic and military training, the following stand out:
Bachelor of Laws. Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), Cum Laude.
Specialization in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. Graduate School in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (EGDDHHyDIH).
Postgraduate studies in Economic Regulation Law. Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Diploma in Intellectual Property Law. Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) and the Ibero-American University (UNIBE).
Advanced Combined Arms Course. General Directorate of Education, Training and Military Instruction, Dominican Army.
Basic Infantry Course for Officers. General Directorate of Education, Training and Military Instruction, Dominican Army.
Advanced Course on International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Armed Conflict. International Institute of Humanitarian Law. San Remo, Italy.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice. Leiden University, Netherlands.
Counter Terrorism Course. Royal Military Academy SandHurst, United Kindom.
Political Management and Training Program. Ibero-American University (UNIBE), Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC), Citizen Participation and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Private Helicopter Pilot Course. International Helicenter Academy. Miami, Florida, USA.
Turbine Transition Course. Lunsford Air Consulting, Flagler Beach, Florida USA.
Workshop on Expressing Thought. Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic.
Advanced English Program, Dominican American Cultural Institute.
Teaching experience:
Lecturer at the Graduate School of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (EGDDHHyDIH).
Advisor and jury member for academic research theses at the Graduate School of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (EGDDHHyDIH).
He has written several academic and opinion pieces in prestigious national and international journals on topics related to international terrorism.
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