Judges of the Second Collegiate Court of Santiago acquitted on Tuesday José Benjamín Gómez Díaz, one of the owners and cashier Juan Pablo Estrella of Pasion Night Club in which authorities suspected of being a venue for prostitution and human trafficking. Prosecutor Luisa Liranzo said she would appeal the decision. Their lawyer Felix Portes said the decision was correct because not a single victim of sexual exploitation have accused his clients. He said as soon as they have the decision in hand they will submit a legal recourse to request the opening of the night club. In January 2017, the Specialized Unit for Anti-Laundering of Assets of the Santiago Prosecution Office seized furnishings and equipment at Pasion Night Club, located on Autopista Duarte in Canabacoa.
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El Nacional
6 July 2017
