Santo Domingo 8th Penal Chamber judge Diana Moreno Rodríguez sentenced morning talk show commentator, Alvaro Arvelo to pay RD$1.5 million to repair damages in addition to the legal costs for remarks he had made on the Gobierno de la Mañana morning show that Rafael Solano was not the rightful author of the “Por Amor” song.
The court discharged Willy Rodríguez, director of the radio station Z-101, and its owner, Bienvenido Rodríguez and company GTB Radiodifusores for insufficiency of proof.
Lawyers Laura Acosta and Nassef Perdomo presented proofs, including a certificate signed by composer Manuel Troncoso. Arvelo had stated the song’s rightful author was the late lawyer.
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17 April 2019