DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The corruption case against former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez has been postponed for the 22nd time in five years, as of 14 April 2026. The ongoing delays have sparked significant concern among civil society leaders and judicial observers regarding the potential expiration of the legal action.

Jean Alain Rodríguez, who served as the nation’s chief prosecutor from 2016 to 2020, is the primary defendant in the case originally named the Medusa file by the Attorney General Office, then under the hold of Miriam German Brito at the start of the Abinader administration.

The prosecution alleges a massive corruption network involving overvaluation of public works, bribery and diversion of government funds.

The Second Collegiate Court of the National District continues to navigate a sea of procedural motions that have prevented the start of the substantive trial. While the...