The Court of Appeal for Santo Domingo province has released businessman and lawyer Julio Cepeda on bail, set at RD$10 million. In addition he is not allowed to leave the country and must make periodic court appearances.
Cepeda Urena is accused of being involved in the murder of the niece of the president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Natasha Sing and another young woman, Suleika Flores.
The Public Prosecutors had asked for bail to be denied, saying that he was a flight risk but the judges, Manuel Hernandez Victoria, Dario Gomez and Victor Mejia Lebron disagreed.
Natasha Sing’s father, Jose Sing, said that he was disgusted by the decision.
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Tribunal dispone libertad de empresario implicado en asesinato de Natasha Sing y Suleika Flores