Former Vice President Rafael Alburquerque called for the removal of Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez for his questioning of Judge Miriam Germán Brito. “The country is outraged by the affront perpetrated on an icon of justice, as is Judge Miriam Germán,” he said. He said the questioning showed evidence of espionage and great arrogance on behalf of the prosecutor that should lead to his dismissal. Alburquerque served three terms under President Leonel Fernandez from 2004 to 2012.
Participación Ciudadana, the civic watchdog, also called for Rodríguez’s resignation, highlighting the questioning had violated the rules for the assessment. The nonpartisan civic movement, Participación Ciudadana, rejected the violations to the regulation for the selection of the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, made by Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez against the judge Miriam Germán Brito, with which, they indicate, it is intended to damage, without presenting any evidence and without giving the opportunity for defense, the track record of a judge who is recognized for her clean record of service in the judiciary. “It is a pity that a process in which the whole country has placed hopes for the strengthening of justice begins with the total ignorance of the procedure by a subordinate to the President of the Republic, who is called to set the example of respect for due process,” said the organization.
Women rights defenders were also prompt to respond. Vice President Margarita Cedeño said the words by the prosecutor were humiliating to women. Likewise, citing similar reasons, the Center for Gender Studies of the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) in a press conference also called for the resignation of Rodríguez.
Moreover, the Women with Luis Movement, from the Revolutionary Modern Party (PRM) have called for the dismissal of Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez following his performance at the National Magistracy Council towards Judge Miriam Germán Brito. The president of the movement, Yadhira Henríquez said that all Dominican women were represented in Judge German when the Attorney General tried to destroy her dignity and it was an act of aggression to all Dominican women that deserved punishment. She went on to say that his intention was not to question her but to damage a spotless reputation that she had gained over 40 years, giving her respect throughout the country.
A year ago on 8 March 2018, at the same stage of the Presidential Palace, Judge Miriam Germán Brito had received from President Danilo Medina the national medal of merit in legal sciences during the celebration of the International Women’s Day.
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