Ramon Baez Figueroa?s defense, headed by lawyer Marino (Vincho) Vinicio Castillo, said that in the documented case presented by state prosecutors against their client there is no mention of drug money laundering charges. The lawyers say that the total tally of the fraud is not established in the 13-page dossier, which includes nine pages of accusations.
Castillo is also critical of last Friday?s visit to the List?n Diario by the director of the Centro de Informaci?n Gubernamental, the government propaganda department, Juan Manuel Garc?a, for an early morning meeting with the newspaper?s staff.
The government took over the administration of the newspaper last week. The action was taken, according to the authorities, as part of the legal proceedings involving alleged money-laundering, invoking article 9 of Law 72-02.