Dozens of motions filed by defense attorneys, some of which have to be decided upon by the judge of Special Instruction, Francisco Ortega Polanco, will delay the beginning of the formal trial in which seven persons are accused by the Attorney General Office of having accepted bribes from Odebrecht. Odebrecht officers admitted to a New York court to having paid US$92 million in bribes to get contract work in the Dominican Republic. This is the third time the start of the trial is delayed.
On 8 August 2018, among others, the judge accepted a motion by defense attorneys of accused Victor Diaz Rua who requested that the Attorney General supply proof of the accusations. Other motions were also reviewed for the judge to reach the decision to postpone the start of the trial until for 21 August 2018.
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El Caribe
El Nacional
9 August 2018
