The Constitutional Court, the nation’s highest court, has stricken Law 1-24 that created the National Intelligence Agency. The case was brought before the high court by the People Force (FP) political party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), and the Dominican Liberations Party (PLD), citing unconstitutional aspects of the law. In decision TC/0767/24, the high court annulled the newly passed law.
The highly controversial legislation had been submitted to Congress by President Luis Abinader in 2023.
Nevertheless, legal advisor to the Presidency Antoliano Peralta explained that the Constitutional Court based its ruling on a procedural error during the legislative process of the law, without questioning its content or identifying any violations of fundamental rights. According to the ruling, the law was approved by both chambers with the necessary majorities...
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