Spanish ambassador Almudena Mazarrasa Alvear has assured that Spain never granted former Colonel Pedro Julio “Pepe” Goico Guerrero a visa, and said that if the Dominican justice system requires the assistance of the Justice departments in Spain for his extradition, this will be facilitated. Mazarrasa said that sometimes visas obtained in other countries are used to travel to Spain. On the question of Pepe Goico’s entrance to Spain, she stated that there are many people living illegally in her country and that is because borders are not as impenetrable as they would like. District Attorney Juan Manuel Hernandez Peguero said that he was taking steps towards the judicial procedure to begin Pepe Goico’s extradition process. Goico’s lawyer says that the DA’s position is not feasible as his client has not been allowed an open process in Dominican courts.