He First Court of Instruction of Santiago sent yesterday Monday to substantive judgment the process being followed against the driver leader Gervasio de la Rosapresident of the Federation of Transport Workers of the Northern Region (Fetranrene), for his alleged connection with several illegal collection centers of fuel used to supply urban and interurban transport units in Santiago and other areas of Cibao.
According to the accusationsaid collection centers would have operated within the framework of a scheme under investigation. However, de la Rosa categorically rejected the accusations, calling them false and ensuring that his activities are properly regulated.
“We know that everything is a lie. We fully trust our lawyers, so that the process continues in the best way. We are legally constituted and we have no problem,” he said.
The leader maintained that the operations linked to the fuel supply are covered under agreements with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM), the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) and the federation that he presides, ensuring that there is no irregularity.
“We are going to wait for the process to prove that they were wrong with the false accusations what they did against us. “We will continue to prove that everything was false,” he said.
Meanwhile, their legal representatives, the lawyers Francisco Hernández and Napoleon Mieses They indicated that they will focus their strategy on the formal notification of the opening of trial, at which time they will present procedural incidents and exceptions.
They explained that the origin of the criminal process arose after a appeal for protection filed by de la Rosa, representing Fetranrenewith the purpose of returning retained fuel and corresponding documentation will be notified.
According to the defense, the judge of the Fourth Criminal Chamber rejected the amparo after the accusationwhich they qualify as a “chicano process“which would have led to the judicialization of the conflict.
Likewise, they indicated that they hope that before the start of the trial the decision of the Constitutional Court about the protection reviewwhich according to them, could have a direct impact on the criminal process.
Fetranrene
Fetranrene brings together dozens of transport unions that operate routes from Santiago towards municipalities such as Navarrete, Tamboril, Licey, Villa González, Moca and La Vega.
The union coordinates vehicles of the type minibus, concho cars and interurban buses, with a strong presence in strategic stops such as the Monument area of SantiagoHospedaje Yaque and Las Carreras avenue.
Gervasio de la Rosa is considered a influential figure within the driving sector in the north of the country and has participated in negotiations related to transportation planning and institutional agreements in the region.
