The defense of commercial representative of Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic, businessman Angel Rondon presented in court on Monday, 20 August 2018, documentation to prove that his businesses moved RD$14.7 billion from 2001 to 2017, including US$101.8 million billed to Odebrecht. The defense argued that in the agreement signed between Odebrecht and the Public Ministry the company admits to having paid bribes but does not mention anyone else and thus the charges against their client cannot be sustained.
The defense says the funds received were for consulting services and processing of projects in the Dominican Republic. The documentation indicates he had been paid US$79,782,998 and is owed US$22,081,601.
Recently, documentation has been published establishing a debt for the fees for the securing of the Punta Catalina power plant contract. The defense lawyers, Jose Miguel Minier, Jose de los Santos Hiciano and Guillermo Garcia Cabrera say that none of the witnesses identify Angel Rondon as a middleman or accomplice of Odebrecht in their criminal activities in the Dominican Republic.
Rondon is one of seven the Attorney General has accused in the US$92 million Odebrechts bribes scandal.
Follow the story in Spanish:
El Dia
22 August 2018
