National District Prosecutor Rosalba Ramos defends her boss

National District prosecutor Rosalba Ramos came to the defense of her boss on Wednesday, 6 February 2019, after widespread rejection of Attorney General Jean-Alain Rodríguez of Supreme Court of Justice assessment to judge Miriam Germán Brito during the National Council of the Magistracy hearings. Rodríguez accused Germán Brito of hiding assets and associating with criminals. His statements were met with criticism for violating the established rules in the performance assessment of the aspiring Supreme Court judges. A campaign has begun to seek his firing by President Danilo Medina.

Prosecutor Ramos said that the replacement of Jean Alain Rodríguez would be a great loss for the country because “he has been the best prosecutor we have had so far.” Ramos was interviewed when attending the presentation of the book “Una nueva forma de esclavitud: la trata de personas. Una guía para su derrota”, a book on people trafficking at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. She said to say he was wrong in his questioning is to say that public officers are not subject to scrutiny. She said this is a time to speak about transparency and honesty. She says that Judge Miriam Germán should respond to the accusations. She said that the Attorney General acted correctly.

Judge Miriam Germán has responded on several radio and TV talk shows to the inquiries by Attorney General Rodríguez. Edith Febles, the journalist who was ejected from CDN for covering irregularities in the recent overhaul of the Public Ministry by Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez, interviewed the judge for her La Cosa Como Es program on TeleRadio America.

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7 March 2019