On Tuesday 17 June 2014 a Santiago court presided by Judge Annelis Torres issued the sentences in the attempted murder case of lawyer Jordi Veras.
Candy Caminero Rodriguez was sentenced to 30 years for being the person who actually shot Veras and Adriano Roman, Engel Carela Castro, Franklin Reynoso, Arturo del Castillo and Roberto Zabala each received 20 years in jail.
Francisco Carela Castro was only given a 10-year sentence as he was said to have collaborated with authorities during the investigation.
In addition the judge ordered them to pay RD$100 million in damages to Jordi Veras for trying to kill him in 2010.
After hearing the sentence, Jordi and his father, Ramon Antonio Veras (Negro) burst into tears and hugged each other. They had spent four years fighting for justice in the case.
Jordi Veras dedicated the verdict to the other victims of the hit men who had not had the luck to survive a long case whereas his father thanked the former prosecutor for Santiago, Yeni Berenice Reynoso and Brigadier General Hector Garcia Cuevas and his team for the investigation.
The investigations established that the motive for the attack was vengeance by Adriano Roman who had previously been condemned to 20 years for trying to murder his ex wife, Miguelina Llaverias, whose lawyer was Jordi Veras.
The sentences can be appealed.
For more on the topic in Spanish:
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/06/18/i661971_condenan-aos-los-acusados-del-atentado-contra-jordi-veras.html
Tribunal condena a 30, 20 y 10 años de cárcel a culpables de atentar contra a Jordi Veras