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PRD presses court demand on LMD

Lawyers for the PRD returned to the Supreme Court yesterday to re-file their demand against the election of Amable Aristy Castro to head the Dominican Municipal League (LMD). The PRD wants the Court to rule unconstitutional the process and steps taken to elect Aristy Castro and nullify his election. PRD lawyers had filed the same request on January 26, the day of the elections. The Court says it cannot hear the complaint yet, however, because it "inadvertently" sent the original of the petition to Attorney-General Mariano Germ?n Mej?a for comment, and he has never returned it. Court rules do not allow it to act using a copy. Germ?n Mej?a promised to return the copy "as soon as possible."