Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito yesterday revoked the order that released Luis Alvarez Renta from prison for reasons of poor health. The AG argued that the process that permitted Alvarez Renta to walk out of prison had violated the Code on Criminal Procedures. A well-known consultant to the business community and a former diplomat, Alvarez Renta was arrested in June 2003 as part of the ongoing investigation into the Baninter scandal that involved some RD$55 billion. Then district attorney for the National District, Maximo Aristy Caraballo, formalized the charges against Alvarez Renta. Dominguez Brito, however, told reporters that he had studied the reports from the doctors that supported the petition for release on medical grounds and found that only two private practice doctors were consulted and the file did not contain any reference to opinions from the doctors of the judicial offices, which is a requirement in these types of cases. Alvarez Renta’s release order also violated Article 419 of the Code on Criminal Procedures in that it placed him in the custody of his own daughter, Carlina Alvarez Araujo, instead of the judicial authorities. The attorney general was careful to assure that proper procedures were now being followed, telling reporters that the presumption of innocence would be respected and the revocation of Alvarez Renta’s liberty would be subject to a decision of the Chamber of Qualifications that has been given the case file on appeal.