Sun Land case

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Many readers might not be blamed for failing to understand the commotion surrounding the heated debate about what is being called the Sun Land Case. Everything stems from a case of government-issued notes that total US$130 million. According to lawyer Adriano Miguel Tejada in his A.M. column in Diario Libre, if the government has not violated anything in the Sun Land contract and allows itself to get all wound up with the opposition party, that's their problem. The editor then goes on to say, "now, a lot of people feel that the lack of a clear defense about the details of this contract is an attempt to hide something, and this is bad for the government." Tejada says that it would be so easy for the government to show the document or the documents that state that Sun Land and the debt holders are notified that the government has stepped away from the operation. If the government cannot prove this so-important point, they are going to be on a very poor footing. As a lawyer, Tejada says that the legal opinions presented by the government up until now do not address the main issue: whether or not the money has been disbursed. Tejada admits that the operation could be legal, within the parameters of the necessary authorizations, but it could also be illegal in terms of where the money was to go. No matter where the money went or how it was used, this must be explained to the complete satisfaction of public opinion. A lot of people think that this situation is a lot like the case of the artificial island, where it was left in a sort of limbo, but leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Tejada says that in this case, nonetheless, things are different. We are now on the campaign trail, and the opposition, especially the PRD, is not going to blink until they prove their point. Now the ball is in the government's court.

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