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Antonio Espaillat / Listin Diario

Antonio Espaillat, the owner of the JetSet Club, where so far 231 persons died as a consequence of the concrete roof collapse, has yet to appear for a TV program or the media. He has only sent written and videotaped messages to the general public.

His whereabouts have not been made known by the local media. Litigation lawyer Vinicio Castillo Seman urged that Antonio Espaillat voluntarily visit Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso.

Meanwhile, Noticias SIN reports that the first criminal case was presented by lawyer Felix Portes in defense of a family that lost several of its members. The owners of JetSet Club are accused of involuntary murder.

Noticias SIN reports that Portes has prepared to sue Inversiones E y L, S.R.L., Jet Set Club, Antonio Espaillat López, Ana Grecia López, the Dominican state and the City Hall of the National...