Court to review coercion measure in Senasa case this Thursday

Santo Domingo.– The Seventh Instruction Court of the National District will hear this Thursday the mandatory review of the coercive measure imposed on the former director of the National Health Insurance (Senasa), Santiago Hazim, and other defendants linked to the alleged corruption case investigated by the Public Ministry.

The hearing is part of the procedure established by Dominican legislation, which provides for the periodic review of coercive measures to evaluate whether they should be maintained, modified, or lifted, taking into account the status of the judicial process.

Similarly, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has until this Thursday to present the formal accusation against those involved, a step that will determine if the case file advances to the trial phase.

According to investigations, the file describes an alleged corruption network that reportedly operated from Senasa with the alleged participation of institution officials and health service providers, through a scheme that would have caused millionaire losses to the State.

Authorities maintain that the network was dismantled during the so-called Operation Cobra, an investigation that estimates an economic loss exceeding RD$15 billion.

In addition to Santiago Marcelo Hazim Albainy, the file includes Rafael Luis Martínez Hazim, Gustavo Enrique Messina Cruz, Germán Rafael Robles Quiñones, Francisco Iván Minaya Pérez, Eduardo Read Estrella, Cinty Acosta Sención, Ramón Alan Speakler Mateo, Ada Ledesma Ubiera, and Heidi Mariela Pineda Perdomo.

The decision adopted by the court and the eventual filing of the indictment will mark the course of the judicial process being followed against the defendants.