Within the framework of the Operation Squid The lawyer was arrested this Sunday angel lockwardafter he went today to the headquarters of the Attorney General’s Office to make himself available to Justice.
His lawyer, the jurist Norberto Rondón, was the one who offered the information, pointing out that there was an arrest warrant against Lockward, which was executed.
He added that in the next 48 hours it will be necessary to know Lockward’s measure of coercion and that he still does not know under which charges.
He stressed that Lockward went to the Attorney General’s Office this morning where he spoke with magistrate Yeni Berenice Reynoso, director of Prosecution of the Public Ministry.
“We talked with the magistrate Yeni Berenice, it was a very cordial conversation, the magistrate, as always, very attentive, very respectful of the rights of citizens… it was not an interrogation, it was a conversation, as I said at the beginning, there is an arrest warrant.” , indicated.
He stated that Lockward was transferred to the Ciudad Nueva Palace of Justice.
defends itself
Lockward went to the headquarters of the Attorney General’s Office to make himself available to the authorities in the case of Operation Squidfor which at least 15 people have already been arrested, including former officials Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Guerrero and José Ramón Peralta.
The jurist arrived at the Attorney General’s Office at 11:00 in the morning and told the press that he had been offering to go to be investigated for a year, but was never invited.
Regarding the accusations against him, he said that we will have to wait and see what he would be accused of and went on to say that he has not laundered assets nor has he given money to Castillo’s presidential campaign.
“I have the money that they paid me and I have not committed any crime that is a prerequisite for money laundering, I did not give Gonzalo money so that we are clear, they know that I opposed the PLD for eight years and I supported President Luis Abinader,” he said.
He also confirmed that his residence was searched this morning in the middle of the operations.
Lockward said that he went to the Attorney General’s Office like every citizen to have them explain what he is being investigated for.
