Six of eight accused men in the Odebrecht bribe case, who won their appeals to have their preventive custody rulings reversed, left Najayo jail yesterday, Tuesday 11 July 2017. In place of preventive custody, the men were authorized on Saturday, 8 July 2017 to post bail of between RD$5 million and RD$15 million. The men are not allowed to leave the country and have to make periodic appearances in court. Of the 13 who were in preventive custody, 11 were allowed to leave the jail. The men had been in jail for 45 days.
The six are lawyer Conrad Pittaluga, former Minister of Industry & Commerce Temístocles Montás, former PRD deputy Ruddy González, the president of the opposition leading party PRM, Andrés Bautista; former administrator of the state hydroelectric corporation, EgeHID Máximo D’Oleo and former executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), César Sánchez.
In the Odebrecht bribes case, only Odebrecht commercial representative Angel Rondón and former Minister of Public Works Víctor Díaz Rúa were ordered by the court to remain in pre-trial detention.
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Listin Diario
12 July 2017
