The former treasurer of Baninter (today Scotiabank), Manuel Guaroa Liranzo, is scheduled to appear next Friday in a court hearing to sustain a lawsuit he filed against the former president of the bank, Ramon Baez Figueroa. The Listin Diario reports that Liranzo was excluded from the allegations of fraud the Mejia government levied against Baninter. In May 2003, Liranzo received a payment of US$10 million from the Central Bank to the order of Scotiabank, to pay a loan that had been contracted, as well as a Central Bank certificate of investment for RD$551,540,000 that was cashed during the government transition period.
The newspaper explains that Liranzo’s suit against Baez Figueroa seeks to dissolve the previous business ties in radio and television media. Guaroa Liranzo states that he had nothing to do with the management of the media, while the Baez Figueroa’s defense counsel allege that the administration was in the hands of Rosario Abad, who is Liranzo’s niece and kept him informed.
This is the third time Liranzo has been summoned to court. Previous summons had to be postponed after he alleged health reasons.