After almost two weeks in recess, the Supreme Court of Justice recommenced the Odebrecht trial against the six that are accused of accepting bribes from the Brazilian contractor on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. Presiding judge is Luis Henry Molina, who earlier this year was elected to the position.
The charged are the former commercial representative for Odebrecht in the country, Ángel Rondón; San Cristóbal senator Tommy Galán Grullón; former minister of Public Works, Víctor Díaz Rúa; former president of the Senate, Andrés Bautista García; former director of the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewage (INAPA), Roberto Rodríguez and lawyer Conrado Pittaluga.
The case is being heard by the Supreme Court of Justice after senator Tommy Galan was included. During the Sunday, 6 October 2019 Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) primary, he was voted to run for reelection as the senator of San Cristóbal.
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Diario Libre
9 October 2019