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10-14-2008, 03:20 PM
Assistant prosecutor German Miranda Villalona has expressed his opposition to the order sent by the General Prosecutor's Office to the Supreme Court whereby charges that led to an eight-year sentence against bankers Arturo Pellerano and Felipe Mendoza in the Bancredito fraud case would be dismissed. He said, nevertheless, that in keeping with hierarchy and discipline, he would have to comply with the decision by his superiors. As reported in Hoy, Miranda Villalona said adjunct prosecutor Moises Ferrer, "should have consulted with us prior to sending the document to the Supreme Court." He said that both himself and prosecutor Francisco Garcia worked for five years on the case and suddenly they received the information that the General Prosecutor Office had decided to discharge the accusations. He said they have their opinion prepared and they will communicate this to the director of the Office for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption in the next few hours.
Assistant state prosecutor Moises Ferrer signed the document in the name of General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena who was abroad at the time. Miranda said that Ferrer was less than a second replacement officer for the general prosecutor and thus should have consulted them. Jimenez has not been available to comment on the decision by his office.
On 11 September 2008, the bankers were sentenced to eight years in jail and ordered to pay RD$2.5 million in compensation for the Bancredito bank fraud case presented by the Central Bank and Superintendence of Banks lawyers.
General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena's opinion establishes that his office does not have any interest in rejecting Pellerano and Mendoza's lawyers' petition made to the Supreme Court on 26 September for the case's dismissal.
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Assistant state prosecutor Moises Ferrer signed the document in the name of General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena who was abroad at the time. Miranda said that Ferrer was less than a second replacement officer for the general prosecutor and thus should have consulted them. Jimenez has not been available to comment on the decision by his office.
On 11 September 2008, the bankers were sentenced to eight years in jail and ordered to pay RD$2.5 million in compensation for the Bancredito bank fraud case presented by the Central Bank and Superintendence of Banks lawyers.
General Prosecutor Radhames Jimenez Pena's opinion establishes that his office does not have any interest in rejecting Pellerano and Mendoza's lawyers' petition made to the Supreme Court on 26 September for the case's dismissal.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)