On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 in the afternoon, Judge Francisco Ortega Polanco announced his decision regarding for 13 of the 14 men accused of receiving bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for contract work in the Dominican Republic.
The orders were:
Former Minister of Public Works Victor Díaz Rua and his legal advisor Conrado Pittaluga: nine months in Jajayo jail.
Former deputy Ruddy González, former president of the Senate and president of the PRM opposition party Andrés Bautista and Minister of Industry and Commerce Temístocles Montás, six months in Najayo Jail.
Former administrator of the CDE César Sánchez and former manager of EgeHID Máximo de Oleo, three months in Najayo Jail.
Commercial representative of Odebrecht, Angel Rondón, one year in La Victoria Jail.
Former executive vice president of the CDEEE, Radhamés Segura and former director of INAPA, Roberto Rodríguez Hernández, nine months house arrest.
Senators Julio César Valentín (Santiago) and Tommy Galán (San Cristóbal), and deputy Alfredo Pacheco (National District), bail of RD$5 million, and a ban on these leaving the country.
The judge also declared the case complex, giving prosecutors more time to prepare. The judge gave the public prosecutors eight months to present the accusations for the bribes.
The case against former technical director of EgeHID Benardo Castellanos was separated from the others and will be heard when he is captured. An Interpol arrest order has been issued. He is known to be in Panama.
All those accused in the case have defended their innocence.
Read more in Spanish:
Listin Diario
El Caribe
8 June 2017
