The former director of Communication Technology of the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant), Samuel Gregorio Baquero Sepúlveda, was imposed the measure of coercion consisting of house arrest and prevention of departure.
Judge Fátima Veloz Permanent Attention Office of the National District He issued the ruling against Baquero Sepúlveda this Thursday afternoon at the hearing against the seven defendants in the so-called Operation Camaleón. The accused is accused of allegedly violating the provisions of articles 146, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic (prohibition of corruption).
Also, he faces charges for the alleged violation of articles 123, 124 (coalition of officials), 146 (falsehood committed by an official in the exercise of his duties), 171 and 172 (embezzlement), articles 265 and 266 (association of criminals), as well as article 405
Meanwhile, the former director of Intrant, Hugo Beras; José Ángel Gómez Canaán (Jochi), owner of the company Aurix SAS and Pedro Vinicio Padovani Báez, former head of the Traffic Control Center of said State institution, were sent to the Najayo penitentiary for 18 months.
The defendants in Operation Chameleon are accused, according to the prosecuting body, of conduct typical of what is established in articles 146, numeral 1 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic (prohibition of corruption); articles 123, 124 (coalition of officials), 147, 150 and 151 of the Dominican Penal Code (use of private document); 171 and 172 (embezzlement), articles 265 and 266 (association of criminals), as well as article 405 (fraud to the detriment of the Dominican State) of the Dominican Penal Code; articles 11, 17, 27, and 28 (sabotage, identity theft, crimes and offenses against the nation, and acts of terrorism), of Law no. 53-07, against High Technology Crimes and Crimes.
As well as, articles 5, 33, 34, 35, 36, (smuggling) of Law no. 17-19 on the Eradication of Illicit Trade, Smuggling and Counterfeiting of Regulated Products; and articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 (Money Laundering) of Law no. 155-17 on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, articles 5, 8 letter F and 26 of Law no. 267-08 on Terrorism, and creates the National Anti-Terrorist Committee and the National Anti-Terrorist Directorate, articles 66, 67 and 69 of Law 631-16, for the Control and Regulation of Weapons, Ammunition and Related Materials, all of this to the detriment of the State Dominican.
