It was originally announced that the coercive measures requested against the 10 people under arrest in the Odebrecht bribe scandal would be heard at 3 pm yesterday, Tuesday, 30 May, 2017, but judge Francisco Ortega Polanco postponed these for Wednesday, 31 May at 5pm.
Attorney General, Jean Alain Rodríguez, had originally said they would be asking for 18 months in jail on remand but has now clarified to say the preventive custody terms will be decided by the judge.
31 May 2017
