{"id":157110,"date":"2021-04-28T06:36:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T10:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=157110"},"modified":"2021-04-28T09:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:54:31","slug":"danilo-medina-has-privileged-jurisdiction-parlacen-would-need-to-clear-investigating-the-former-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2021\/04\/28\/danilo-medina-has-privileged-jurisdiction-parlacen-would-need-to-clear-investigating-the-former-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Danilo Medina has privileged jurisdiction; Parlacen would need to clear investigating the former President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The top story in local media on 28 April 2021 is that of Operation Coral, a military-police corruption ring. Prosecutors accuse the former security corps aide of former President Danilo Medina of profiteering by taking a cut of wages and payments made to numerous lower rank military and police. A court will decide on preventive custody in the case on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. Operation Coral follows two other major investigations into past government corruption \u2013 Operation Anti-Octopus and Operation Snail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Operation Coral file, the prosecutors specifically state that the actions were of the former President’s awareness. Yet, N Digital reports that for former President Danilo Medina to be tried regarding his ties to the serious investigations into corruption in his government (2012-2020), the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) first needs to act and remove his privileged jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garc\u00eda explains that Parlacen grants privileged jurisdiction and parliamentary immunity to its members. She explains that a plenary assembly of the Parlacen would need to hear the case and decide. Former President Danilo Medina and former Vice President Margarita Cede\u00f1o are members of the Parlacen as are 22 legislators. As a signatory of Parlacen, Dominican Presidents and Vice Presidents automatically are granted privileged Parlacen status once they end their terms in government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question about an eventual submission of former President Medina to justice arises after the arrest of his relatives, close collaborators and his security chief, involved in several corruption cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former director of Medina’s security corps, General Adam Caceres and his close associate, Pastor Rossy Guzman are accused of fraud to the state and asset laundering (Operation Coral).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also under arrest are the sister and brother of President Medina, Carmen Magalys and Juan Alexis Medina S\u00e1nchez. Seven other close collaborators to the former President are awaiting trial, accused of embezzling government money (Operation Anti-Octopus \u2013 Operaci\u00f3n Anti-Pulpo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attorney General Office prosecutors have also prioritized an ongoing investigation into the Chamber of Accountability (C\u00e1mara de Cuentas). The initiative is named the Snail Operation (Operaci\u00f3n Caracol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The top story in local media on 28 April 2021 is that of Operation Coral, a military-police corruption ring. Prosecutors accuse the former security corps aide of former President Danilo Medina of profiteering by taking a cut of wages and payments made to numerous lower rank military and police. A court will decide on preventive … <\/p>\n

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