The judge in charge of the execution of sentences in the National District, Saulo Isabel Diaz, has issued a warrant for the arrest, capture and imprisonment of Deputy Ramon Antonio Fernandez Martinez, (PRD, Santiago Rodriguez) who has been sentenced to a year in jail for cohabiting with a 14-year old girl.

The sentence was originally suspended for six months but the judge said that it has now been decided to remove the suspension due to a decision by the Constitutional Court.

He said that although the Deputy had judicial privilege, article 24 of the Constitution said that the rights of a citizen are withdrawn in cases of irrevocable sentencing for a criminal offence, until the sentence is completed.

www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/09/03/ordenan-arresto-diputado-santiago-por-convivir-con-una-menor

www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2012/9/4/245993/Juez-ordena-arresto-de-diputado-por-convivir-con-una-menor

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