The Supreme Court of Justice for a second time confirmed that Judge Francisco Ortega Polanco should continue to hear the Odebrecht corruption case in the Dominican Republic. The Attorney General has formally presented accusations against seven individuals for accepting bribes from Odebrecht: Andres Bautista Garcia, Angel Rondon Rijo, Tommy Galan Grullon, Victor Diaz Rua, Conrado Pittaluga Arzeno, Juan Roberto Rodriguez Hernandez and Jesus Vasquez. Odebrecht company leaders told a New York City court they had paid the bribes to Dominican officials to expedite and facilitate the awarding contracts for public works in the country. Judge Ortega now needs to set a date for the case to begin, as reported in Diario Libre.
16 July 2018
