Prim Pujals

Prim Pujals Nolasco (born 26 July 1943) is a lawyer, judge, and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Samaná, elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010.[3]

The Most Excellent

Prim Pujals
Senator for the province of Samaná
Assumed office
16 August 2006
Personal details
Born (1943-07-26) 26 July 1943[1]
Samaná
Political partyDominican Liberation Party
Other political
affiliations
Social Christian Reformist Party
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Universidad Central del Este
CommitteesPresident – "Committee of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation"[1]
EthnicityWhite Dominican
Net worth RD$ 16.30 million[2]
(US$ 441,000)

Pujals is Juris Doctor.[1]

On 29 December 2018, video footage of Pujals emerged on Dominican news media (and spread on social media) where he was seen loudly threatening a bystander who confronted him when he allegedly tried to cut in line at a local bank.[4][5] Pujals can be heard threatening to kill the unnamed man, and calling him a derogatory racial slur.

References

  1. "Senador de la República por la Provincia Samaná, PLD" (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Declaraciones Juradas 2010-2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. September 2010. Pages 91–92. Exchange rate for 18 August 2010: 36.97 per USD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. "Senador de la República por la Provincia Samaná, PLD" (in Spanish). Senate of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. "Senador Prim Pujals se enfrenta a un ciudadano por la fila de un banco" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. "Senador Prim Pujals a un ciudadano: "tú ere un mierda, tú ere un mierda…tú ta' armao, pa' matarte, maldito negro"" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 30 December 2018.


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