Army troops, Police and security agents are now stationed in the Centro de los Héroes government building area to restrict access to the Attorney General offices. These offices are located in the same building as the Supreme Court of Justice, a short distance from Congress. Metallic security gates were also placed to control access.
The actions were taken after protestors sought entry to the installations at Av. Enrique Jiménez de Moya, between Juan de Dios Ventura and Rafael Damirón streets. The groups were awaiting the announcement by the Attorney General of the names of government officers who had received bribes from the Odebrecht Brazilian construction company.
Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez had announced after a judge approved the deal reached with Odebrecht that as of 19 May 2017 he would reveal the names of those receiving bribes. Nevertheless, later, Rodriguez now states that what he said was that what was important is that justice prevail.
The security forces are using tear gas to disperse any crowds that come near the Attorney General offices.
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18 May 2017
