Secretary General of the PRD, Hatuey Decamps, during press talks at Hoy newspaper, said that former President Joaquín Balaguer supposedly confessed to him having been mistaken for prosecuting former President Salvador Jorge Blanco for corruption in office. Former President Balaguer has not yet denied the supposed confession. Jorge Blanco seeks to be acquitted by the Court of Appeals, that will hear his case. The Supreme Court of Justice judges are also said to be in favor of his being acquitted. If he is acquitted he will be able to run again for office. Dr. Jorge Blanco was sentenced to a RD$20 million fine and imprisonment. Hatuey de Camps was known as "el hombre del maletín", the man of the briefcase when he was secretary of the Presidency during the Salvador Jorge Blanco presidency from 1982-1986. Hatuey de Camps is the present secretary general of the party.
