DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s Senate officially passed a bill on Wednesday, 23 July 2025 that seeks to establish a new Ministry of Justice, a move anticipated to significantly alleviate the workload of the Attorney General’s Office. The legislation, which will now head to the Executive Branch for promulgation by President Luis Abinader, aims to streamline the nation’s judicial system, its advocates say.

President Abinader has been a proponent of this initiative since 2022, underscoring the government’s commitment to judicial reform.

Diario Libre reports that the bill, authored by Senators Cristóbal Venerado Castillo (Hato Mayor – PRM) and Félix Bautista (San Juan de la Maguana – Fuerza del Pueblo), had previously cleared the Senate but returned for a final vote to incorporate modifications made by the Chamber of Deputies. After the required two debates in the lower...