Journalist Marino Zapete denounced he is being harassed, intimidated and persecuted after he denounced alleged corruption of the sister of the Attorney General and ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo.
He accused Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez Sanchez of executing an aggressive and intimidating campaign against him. Zapete presented in a television program, contracts signed by the sister of the Attorney General, Maybeth Virginia Rodríguez Sanchez for Grupo Asimra, SRL and former Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo, in violation of the provisions of the Law of Public Purchases and Contracts.
Initially, Zapete lost his job on TeleRadio America after the owner of the station was threatened with a legal suit. But now Zapete says that other companies that give him work have been contacted.
He said the Attorney General has sued him demanding six months in jail and compensation for RD$5 million in favor of Maybeth Virginia Rodríguez for supposed damages she has suffered after he broke the story. The Attorney General has not investigated the allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Public Works. A hearing on the case is scheduled for 11 December 2019 in Ciudad Nueva.
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