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Luis René Canaán Rojas is a medic, marine and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal and was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2016; and has served in the Dominican Navy.[2]
The Most Excellent Luis R. Canaán | |
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Senator for the province of Hermanas Mirabal | |
Assumed office 15 November 2007 | |
Preceded by | (Renaming of province) |
Succeeded by | (incumbent) |
Senator for the province of Salcedo | |
In office 16 August 2006 – 15 November 2007 | |
Preceded by | Alejandro Santos (PRD) |
Succeeded by | (Renaming of province) |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 September 1949 |
Political party | Dominican Liberation’s Party |
Spouse | Judith García Pantaleón |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Luis René Canaán Gil (father); María Antonia Rojas Tabar (mother) |
Alma mater | Santo Domingo Institute of Technology |
Profession | Physician |
Committees | President – "Public Health" Vice President – "Social Security, Labour and Pensions" |
Net worth | RD$ 23.3 million (2010)[1] (US$ 630,000) |
Canaán has a Doctorate of Medicine from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology.[2]
In August 2016, Senator Canaán was accused of taking 3 million dollars as a bribe from Brazilian entrepreneurs to influence in the bidding for purchase of military aircraft, favoring Embraer over its American competitors. The Dominican Congress passed in 2009 a 94 million-dollar deal for the purchase of 8 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano attack warplanes with a loan from the Brazilian bank BNDES.[3]
It was known for years that a Leonelist senator was implicated in the corruption scheme,[4] but it was in August 2016 when his name was finally revealed.[3]
Beside Senator Canaán, two high-rank military officers, Air Vice-marshal Pedro Rafael Peña, who was defense minister during the presidency of Leonel Fernández, and Colonel Carlos Ramón Piccini, were formally accused and arrested.[5] Senator Canaán, who enjoys parliamentary immunity, has not been indicted nor arrested.[6]
Judicial authorities informed that the inquest is part of an investigation led by the United States and Brazil.[7]
The United States Federal Reserve has been investigating Embraer since 2010 due to a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.[8]
In 2011, it was revealed that almost 17 million dollars were diverted illegally.[9]
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