The Political Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) agreed that Temístocles Montás, Radhamés Segura and Julio Cesar Valentin could continue in their duties within the committee, despite being charged in connection with the Odebrecht corruption case.
The three PLD officials had asked to be suspended from the committee, but the decision was taken on Monday night, 31 July 2017, to request their attendance at the next meeting that should be on the first Monday in September.
President of the Senate Reinaldo Pared Perez said that the law had the principle of presumption of innocence that must be applied to everyone.
Montás and Segura were arrested at the end of May and spent a month in jail and in the case of Julio Cesar Valentín, he was not arrested as he has parliamentary immunity.
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Listin Diario
2 August 2017
