Court rejects criminal extinction requested by Jean Alain Rodríguez and orders trial to continue

Santo Domingo.– The Second Collegiate Court of the National District rejected this Monday the request for the extinction of the criminal action presented by the defense of the former Attorney General of the Republic, Jean Alain Rodríguez, and ordered that the trial on the merits continue as established.

The decision was made after the judges dismissed several motions raised by the defense during the hearing, considering that there were no sufficient legal grounds to vary the decisions previously adopted by the court.

With this resolution, the judicial process against Rodríguez and the other defendants will continue to unfold according to the schedule set by the judicial body.

During the session, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, represented by Deputy Prosecutor Wilson Camacho, requested that an opposition motion filed by some defense teams against previous court decisions be declared inadmissible. The prosecuting body maintained that the arguments sought to modify the rejection of other incidents presented within the process.

Likewise, the court rejected a request for a postponement made by the former official’s defense, which argued health reasons. The Public Prosecutor’s Office opposed the request, indicating that no medical documents were presented to support the application, an argument that was accepted by judges Claribel Nivar, Clara Castillo, and Yissell Soto.

Following that decision, the defense insisted on the request for the dismissal of the criminal action, which was also rejected, allowing the trial to continue.

When giving statements to the press, Wilson Camacho stated that Rodríguez has attempted to delay the development of the process to prevent the Public Ministry’s evidence from being presented.

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According to the indictment filed by the authorities, Jean Alain Rodríguez and the other defendants face charges related to alleged acts of administrative corruption, including bribery, embezzlement, fraud against the State, and money laundering. The file indicates that the events allegedly took place between 2016 and 2020, during his tenure as Attorney General of the Republic.