2018News

Participacion Ciudadana publishes Q&A on Odebrecht case

Civic society watchdog group, Participación Ciudadana announced the publishing online of a Question & Answer on the Odebrecht case in the Dominican Republic. The document compiles 129 short answers to questions based on statements by Odebrecht officers following the investigations in Brazil and the United States, claims and published media articles.

The document is titled “Odebrecht-Punta Catalina: Más Corrupción Impune” (Odebrecht-Punta Catalina: More Unpunished Corruption) and makes the point the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant, under construction in Peravia province, is the largest Odebrecht project in the country. The Attorney General Office had announced early on that the project would not be investigated until it is concluded.

Participación Ciudadana says that the questions and answers seek to make easier to understand for anyone the Odebrecht case in the Dominican Republic.

The Attorney General Office has until 9 June 2018 to conclude investigations and present the case.

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Participacion Ciudadana

9 May 2018