In an op-ed commentary in El Día on Friday, 8 March 2019, lawyer Carlos Salcedo said that the use of espionage and anonymous letters Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez “irresponsibly defamed” Supreme Court of Justice judge Miriam Germán Brito, who seeks to continue five more years at the court.
In the commentary, Salcedo says that the worst was that none of the members of the National Council of Magistracy ordered a stop to the “unchecked and unfair” questioning by Rodríguez. He said that the action, instead of discrediting the highly reputed judge, has elevated her status among Dominicans.
Salcedo advocated for the firing of the Attorney General and his removal from the National Council of the Magistracy to restore its credibility.
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El Dia
11 March 2019