Speaking with reporters prior to the start of the hearing for the Oderecht US$92 million bribes case at the Supreme Court of Justice, former Public Works Minister under the Leonel Fernandez administration, Victor Diaz Rua complained that there are people who were excluded from the Odebrecht bribes case despite having publicly admitted receiving the bribe money. The former secretary of finances of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the ruling government party, complained that a person who had admitted receiving cash is now campaigning in politics after not being included.
While Diaz did not name the politician, it is well known that former Industry & Commerce Minister Temístocles Montás who in June 2017 admitted in a paid space in the media that he had received three contributions for PLD political campaigns in 2008 (San Cristóbal), 2012 (San Juan de la Maguana) and 2016 (eastern provinces) from Ángel Rondón. ]
The Attorney General has presented accusations for the US$92 million bribe to seven individuals: Angel Rondón Rijo, who served as commercial representative for Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic; former Public Works Minister Víctor Díaz Rúa; former presidents of the Senate Andrés Bautista and Jesús Vásquez; lawyer Conrado Pittaluga, senator Tommy Galán Grullón, and former director of the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewage, Roberto Rodríguez.
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Listin Diario
24 January 2019
