NewsWhore
10-09-2008, 03:40 PM
Judge Francisco Mejia Angomas has delayed the announcement of his decision on the house arrest petition by convicted former Baninter vice president Vivian Lubrano until 22 October. Lubrano is claiming health problems. The state prosecutor favors the option of house arrest. Lubrano's doctors say she has serious gastric, cardiac and psychiatric problems. She was sentenced to five years in Najayo jail for her role in the Baninter bank fraud, but has not spent a single day in jail and was instead allowed to be hospitalized at the Abel Gonzalez Advanced Medical Center after suffering a panic attack on the day she was due to start her jail term. News reports suggest that her house arrest would take place at her Casa de Campo villa in La Romana. The judge's decision is likely to be controversial, as many would say that Lubrano was being granted a privilege that is not extended to those with fewer resources.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)