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05-12-2008, 05:00 PM
The executive vice president of the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice (FINJUS) has commented that the Sun Land case reflects the deficiency of constitutional justice in the DR. Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman said there are no requirements for deadlines or consequences for delays in the Supreme Court of Justice ruling on requests for their opinion on constitutional issues. He says that there cannot be a state of law without constitutional justice, because this is the political component of justice. "We have seen how because of the lack of constitutional procedure law, the constitutional jurisdiction is completely deficient. Castanos Guzman said that as well as the Sun Land case, a further 200 cases are awaiting an opinion from the Supreme Court of Justice.
Participacion Ciudadana said that because of its characteristics, the Supreme Court of Justice should have given this case priority. The general coordinator of the civic group, Francisco Checo said that Sun Land is one of the cases that have best demonstrated the lack of transparency and institutionalism of the country.
Finjus and Participacion Ciudadana executives were responding to comments by the chief justice of the Dominican Supreme Court, who told reporters that none of the judges has asked for the very controversial Sun Land case to be placed on the docket. The case involves US$130 million in government-sponsored IOUs for several projects, including new facilities for the state UASD university, without Congressional approval. The use of the funding has not been clarified either. Chief Justice Subero Isa told reporters that "if justice Ibarra Rios can obtain a majority in the court, therein lies the answer to the conflict." However, Subero Isa also added that none of the magistrates had proposed putting the case on the court's agenda and that was why it has not been heard. The PRD party and the Alternative Social Forum have asked the court to rule on the constitutionality of the Sun Land deal.
Justice Julio Ibarra Rios blamed Supreme Court of Justice president Jorge Subero Isa for not putting the case on the agenda. He said that the president of Supreme Court decides what the justices will debate and he told Listin Diario that so far, Subero Isa has understood there are more important cases pending than that unconstitutionality recourse.
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Participacion Ciudadana said that because of its characteristics, the Supreme Court of Justice should have given this case priority. The general coordinator of the civic group, Francisco Checo said that Sun Land is one of the cases that have best demonstrated the lack of transparency and institutionalism of the country.
Finjus and Participacion Ciudadana executives were responding to comments by the chief justice of the Dominican Supreme Court, who told reporters that none of the judges has asked for the very controversial Sun Land case to be placed on the docket. The case involves US$130 million in government-sponsored IOUs for several projects, including new facilities for the state UASD university, without Congressional approval. The use of the funding has not been clarified either. Chief Justice Subero Isa told reporters that "if justice Ibarra Rios can obtain a majority in the court, therein lies the answer to the conflict." However, Subero Isa also added that none of the magistrates had proposed putting the case on the court's agenda and that was why it has not been heard. The PRD party and the Alternative Social Forum have asked the court to rule on the constitutionality of the Sun Land deal.
Justice Julio Ibarra Rios blamed Supreme Court of Justice president Jorge Subero Isa for not putting the case on the agenda. He said that the president of Supreme Court decides what the justices will debate and he told Listin Diario that so far, Subero Isa has understood there are more important cases pending than that unconstitutionality recourse.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)