2004News

Attorney General and District Attorney out of sync

Page 2 of Hoy newspaper comments today on the lack of synchronization of Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito and District Attorney Jose Manuel Hernandez regarding the legal case against business magnate Luis Alvarez Renta. Last week, Dominguez revoked the order that released Alvarez Renta from prison for reasons of poor health on the grounds that it was improperly issued. Twenty-four hours later, District Attorney Hernandez said the order’s rescindment was impractical because Alvarez Renta would not be sent back to jail in light of his case being granted an “auto de no ha lugar,” a legal term that dismisses charges against a person for lack of evidence. Alvarez Renta was arrested in June 2003 as part of the ongoing investigation into the Baninter scandal that involved some RD$55 billion.