Media is reporting that Marisol Franco is at the Palacio de la Justicia jail. There was speculation that the spouse of accused drug capo César Emilio Peralta “El Abusador,” is part of negotiations with the Kingpin Act-designed fugitive. The US is seeking to have him expatriated to the US, where he would answer charges of drug dealing and money laundering.
According to El Día newspaper, Franco was allowed to return to her apartment in Naco Blue Tower under strict security measures.
A hearing would have been had on Monday, 2 September, but this was postponed for Friday, 6 September with Judge José Alejandro Vargas.
Franco’s lawyer, Rafael Taveras, has denied that there was any agreement, and if there were, it would be a judicial kidnapping, he said, as one person could not be arrested, hoping that another would hand himself or herself into the authorities.
When asked about her whereabouts on Monday, the Public Prosecution Service limited itself to say she was under their jurisdiction.
Franco’s lawyer stated that the assets she holds have nothing to do with her husband. These assets include a RD$500,000 Mercedes SUV, and an apartment she obtained from her previous marriage.
Read more in Spanish:
El Dia
El Nacional
El Caribe
Listin Diario
4 September 2019