Following the acquittal of the last two defendants in the Odebrecht corruption case, former Minister of Public Works Víctor Díaz Rúa and Odebrecht commercial representative Ángel Rondón, Participación Ciudadana has declared that the Dominican Republic has won the “gold medal” in impunity. The prosecution process had originally incriminated 14 persons.
The group criticized the recent decision by the Supreme Court’s Second Criminal Chamber that absolved the only two remaining defendants in one of the country’s largest corruption scandals. The ruling, they argue, represents a significant failure of the justice system in combating impunity and has tarnished the nation’s reputation both domestically and internationally.
“Despite some recent improvements in the country’s fight against corruption, the justice system has once again faltered. The Supreme Court’s acquittal...
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