N Digital: Judges sit on Supreme Court of Justice rulings in the case of two mayors

[Dolores]

The sentence execution judges, Richard Henry Berras Reyes for the eastern region, and Joselín Medina Pérez for Barahona in the southwest, have not executed two sentences of the Supreme Court of Justice that order the mayors of La Romana and Jaquimeyes to be sent to jail. N Digital looks into why the sentences are not being implemented despite two months since when they were issued.

On 28 December 2022, the Supreme Court of Justice issued final judgment No.001-022-2022-RECA01002, which sentences the mayor of La Romana, Juan Antonio (Tony) Adames, to two years in prison, but Berras Reyes has still not executed the ruling nor has he ordered the arrest of the mayor.

In the session of the Council of Aldermen of La Romana, to justify the non-suspension of Tony Adames, Judge Berras Reyes was blamed for not playing his role and failing in his duty to duly notify...

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[CristoRey]

This never would have happened under the PLD. There's a new Sheriff in town.

La Romana Mayor Tony Adames arrested

<p>Despite the refusal of the Council of Aldermen of La Romana to dismiss the mayor of this city, Juan Antonio Adames (Tony), the mayor of La Romana was arrested after being ratified by the Supreme Court of Justice a sentence of two years in prison and the payment of 4 million pesos in...

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[Kipling333]

I was informed last night that The mayor of La Romana has been taken to the prison on the outskirts of La Romana. I also was told that previously he had been under house arrest .