The nonpartisan civic movement Participación Ciudadana released its second report from the Observatory of Administrative Corruption Cases on Monday, 16 September 2024 revealing that the preliminary hearing in the Medusa case had been postponed a staggering 94 times.
The case, which involves allegations of embezzlement against former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez and others, has been a major focus of public scrutiny in the Dominican Republic. The defendants are accused of stealing more than RD$6 billion from the state.
According to the report, the primary reason for the numerous postponements was the decision to read the entire 12,274-page case file aloud in court. The reading along took nearly six months and resulted in 45 postponements. The Criminal Procedure Code only mandates the reading of portions related to the facts and legal classification...
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