After the arrest of the former director of the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant), Hugo Berasdifferent legislators criticized the raid orchestrated by the Public Ministry at the former official’s residence.
PRM deputies affirm that Beras should have been treated with “due respect” and disapprove of the prosecution body’s procedure of raiding and arresting the former director of the Intrant.
They mentioned that the Attorney General’s Office should carry out the interrogations first and the accused should be given the opportunity to present their defenses before being deprived of liberty.
For their part, opposition figures assure that the arrest of Hugo Veras It demonstrates the difference in which the Public Ministry handles itself when dealing with corruption cases that link the ruling party with those of the opposition.
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Hugo Veras, calm despite the arrest
Laura Acostalawyer of the former director of the National Land Traffic Institute, Hugo Beras, revealed that her client is calm after the authorities seized two vehicles and his cell phone during the raid carried out at his residence related to the Intrant contract.
He indicated that authorities have not offered additional details about the reason for the seizures or the charges that could be related to this case.
More arrested
On the other hand, five other people have been arrested for a corruption scandal that came to light in October 2023, when the Purchasing and Contracting Departmentrevealed the irregularities in the contract for the control of the Traffic Light Network of the National District.
The detainees are Fran Rafael Atiliano Díaz Warden; Samuel Gregorio Baquero Sepúlveda; Juan Francisco Álvarez Carbuccia; Pedro Vinici Padovano Báez and Carlos José Peguero Vargas.
«The origin of this plot dates back to 2017, when José Ángel Gómez Canaán (Jochy) was benefited from various State contracts, including the one awarded to the company Dekolor SRL, of which he is co-manager along with Rogelio Ramón Oruña Aguilar. Dekolor has received more than RD$ 4,655 million for the issuance of driver’s licenses, charging RD$ 805.69 for each one. In 2020, José Ángel Gómez Canaán (Jochy) also benefited from an illegal contract, consisting of a “Collaboration Agreement” between the Ministry of Defense and his company AURIX SAS, although this contract is not officially registered,” the document states. the MP.
