A judge in El Seibo has delayed a hearing on coercive measures in the case of the two murdered Dutchmen until next Thursday, 29 June 2017.
In relation to the case, Erick Padron, from Spain, was arrested in a villa in Casa de Campo in La Romana and is said to be associated with the murders. The delay in the hearing is due to his lawyers asking for more time to read the file prepared by the Public Prosecution service.
The press tried to speak to Padron who refused to give any statement until he had spoken to his lawyers, only saying he knew nothing about the incident.
He has been linked to the deaths of Dutchmen 34-year old, Rachid Benbouker, and 36-year old Cuma Ceviz, 36, who were murdered execution style and dumped in a ditch in Mata de Palma, El Seibo. It appears they were killed by paramilitaries from Curacao and are suspect to have been heads of an international drug dealing ring in the east of the country. The victims are suspect to have been murdered after being involved in the recent seizing of more than a ton of drugs by the authorities in El Seibo and Juan Dolio.
It appears that the victims arrived on Monday, 12 June and stayed in the villa in Casa de Campo on Monday 12 June. On Wednesday 14 June, the hit men from Curacao arrived. Benbouker and Ceviz were killed on the night on Monday 19 June, and the individuals from Curacao reportedly left the country on Tuesday 20 June. An arrest warrant has been issued by Interpol for the suspects form Curacao.
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Diario Libre
27 June 2017
