The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Criminal Chamber has rejected the abrogation recourse presented by Ramon Baez Figueroa, Luis Alvarez Renta, Vivian Lubrano de Castillo and Marcos Antonio Baez Cocco, against the ruling that sends them to a criminal court. Listin Diario reports that, in the same sentence, the SCJ accepted the abrogation recourse presented by the Director of the Department for the Prevention of Corruption (DEPRECO) Octavio Lister, against the ruling that dismissed the case against businessman Jesus Maria Troncoso Ferrua, and set the hearing to take place on 14 December 2005. Regarding the former recourse, the court ruled that it cannot be admitted because the decisions of instruction judges are not subject to any recourse.
Diario Libre indicates that defense attorney Juarez Victor Castillo Seman said he had not yet studied the decision, but that he would announce his position soon.
El Caribe adds that the SCJ ruling orders the case sent to first degree jurisdiction for trial. The case will now go to the coordinator of criminal courts for the assignment of a court to hear the case. The accused were indicted on 14 May 2003 after the Central Bank and Superintendence of Insurance reported irregularities worth RD$55 billion. Eduardo Sanchez was the instruction judge for the case.