Apparently since May 2017 all the documents regarding the US$92 million bribes Odebrecht case that were requested from Brazil are in the Dominican Republic in the hands of the proper authorities. This is the explanation given for the Dominican Republic not having participated in this week’s meeting of prosecutors and District Attorney’s from 10 countries in Europe and Latin America that was held in Panama.
The meeting concerned money laundering and was reportedly used by some countries that have not signed judicial cooperation agreements with Brazil to ask the Chief Justice of that country for the documents available regarding the Odebrecht case in their respective nations.
As reported during the event, both Switzerland and the United States requested evidence from Brazil on the case.
In the Dominican Republic Odebrecht corruption case, 14 persons have been indicted, but no one is in jail.
Prosecutor General Jean Alain Rodríguez is promising important advances on the case for January 2018.
Read more in Spanish:
El Nacional
Diario Libre
1 November 2017
