The Second Collegiate Court of the National District rejected the request to lift the impediment to leaving the country presented in favor of the former Attorney General of the Republic, Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchezwho was looking to travel to Spain to treat various health conditions, the country where the key witness of the Public Ministry against him, Rafael Stefano Canó Sacco, resides.
The decision was taken by the Judge Claribel Nivar Ariaswho explained that the court was unable to evaluate the medical evidence deposited by lawyers Carlos Balcácer, as well as by lawyers Gustavo Adolfo Biaggi Pumarol and Nelys Riva.
“REJECTS the request for variation of the measure, specifically the lifting of the exit impediment, or, failing that, the temporary lifting and authorization to leave the country to attend the medical appointment scheduled with Dr. Juan Carlos Ramírez Fernández, at the Ruber Internacional hospital, of the Quirón Salud Group, Madrid, Spain, and to be able to undergo a medical check-up, the studies that are recommended and treatment, due to a pre-existing health condition called adenoma in the left kidney and stones (stones) that it accumulates, in accordance with the reasons stated above,” reads resolution no. 249-04-2026-SRES-00005, dated February 20.
It should be noted that the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca), headed by court attorney Mirna J. Ortiz Fernández, as well as the Public Asset Recovery Team, presented a written opposition to the request.
Indictment and other defendants
According to the file, Rodríguez Sánchez embezzled more than RD$6,000 million through fraudulent processes between 2016 and 2020, years in which he served as Attorney General of the Republic.
In addition to Rodríguez Sánchez, Jhonatan Loander Medina Reyes, Alfredo Alexander Solano Augusto, Jhonatan Joel Rodríguez Imbert, Javier Alejandro Forteza Ibarra, Rafael Antonio Mercedes Marte, Miguel José Moya and Braulio Michael Batista Barias appear in the file.
Also, Alejandro Martín Rosa Llanes, Ramón Lucrecio Burgos, Isis Tapia, Félix Antonio Rosario Labrada, Francis Ramírez Moreno, Rolando Rafael Sebelén Torres, César Nicolás Rizik Pimentel and José Luis Liriano Adames.
Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez and the other defendants face charges of corruption, including bribery, embezzlement, fraud against the State and money laundering.
