NewzTwo members of the Dominican Republic's Central Electoral Board (JCE), Hirayda Fernández and Samir Chami Isa, attended the Cybersecurity Summer BootCamp in León, Spain. The trip incurred costs of $33,294.27 in per diems and travel expenses, a figure calculated to represent $832 for every hour of training received during the event.
The JCE has formally responded to public scrutiny regarding these expenditures by defending the necessity of the mission. The institution maintains that the travel was essential for fulfilling its international responsibilities and has provided detailed explanations regarding the nature and value of these official missions in response to external questioning.
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