Taxi Permit Scandal Takes New Direction
Story La Prensa
ATTT, the country's transportation authority, decided Tuesday to suspend the process of canceling the more than 200 temporary taxi permits that were allegedly improperly issued by a senior official of the entity.
After a meeting between ATTT representatives and transportation union leaders, president of the National Transport Chamber, Dionisio Ortega, explained that the order to revoke the permits was lifted because those drivers have documentation certifying that they complied with the legal requisites to obtain one.
Additionally, Ortega said compelling evidence corroborating charges that ATTT Deputy Director Roberto Moreno sold the permits to taxi drivers. "It's a question of signatures and of who is authorized to sign permits and that's no problem for us," said Ortega. "And whether or not there's corruption, the drivers are not involved in it."
General Secretary of United Taxi of Arraiján Eduardo Restrepo reported that the ATTT had canceled the permits of all drivers within his company, and though they could still operate for 90 days, they must appear at ATTT offices this week with the contested documents.
It was also agreed at the meeting that the ATTT inspectors would visit the taxi yards to verify that vehicles meet conditions required to provide taxi services.
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