NewsWhore
10-27-2009, 05:10 PM
The Paya drug massacre trial began today under heavy security, more than one year after seven suspected drug traffickers were killed in Bani. The case was originally being heard in San Cristobal, but after continual threats of violence turned the court proceedings into the circus, a petition was granted to have the trial moved to Santo Domingo. Armed guards, bomb squads and special security officials have been on guard at the Palace of Justice. Everyone entering the courthouse is being checked for guns or other weapons.
Judge Roman Berroa Hiciano of the First Court of Instruction of the National District nevertheless chose to postpone the hearings to 4 November, with other dates for the hearings on 12, 19, and 29 November. The postponing was due to the absence of defendant lawyer Andres Tapia Balbuena, as reported in the Listin Diario.
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Judge Roman Berroa Hiciano of the First Court of Instruction of the National District nevertheless chose to postpone the hearings to 4 November, with other dates for the hearings on 12, 19, and 29 November. The postponing was due to the absence of defendant lawyer Andres Tapia Balbuena, as reported in the Listin Diario.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)