Santo Domingo.- The defense for one of the defendants in the Coral and Coral 5G case announced that it is awaiting the full reading of the sentence, scheduled for 08-14-2026, to proceed with the appeals process, as established by regulations. It asserts that it will demonstrate that alleged irregularities occurred during the process that violated constitutional guarantees, among others.
The defendant’s legal team, composed of lawyers Aracelis Aquino and Luciano Hilario Marmolejos, maintains that they will demonstrate that their client did not commit the acts he is accused of and that the Court of Appeals will accurately assess the prosecution and defense evidence, which would lead to the acquittal of their client.
The court of first instance imposed sentences that, in the main cases, reach up to 20 years in prison. The decision was issued by the First Collegiate Court of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the National District.
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The judicial process related to the Coral and Coral 5G cases extended for more than five years before a final judgment was issued, covering stages that included the investigation, coercive measures, the filing of the indictment, and the development of the trial on the merits.
It is important to highlight that the sentences issued in the first instance are appealable and that they only become final when the cassation appeal is resolved. Eventually, a suspension of execution may even be issued by the Constitutional Court (TC), a process that must still take place. In that sense, the defense maintains that it will demonstrate, in the course of the corresponding instances, the multiple irregularities of which its client was a victim.
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For the moment, the legal team will limit itself to waiting for the full decision in order to proceed with its analysis and the subsequent filing of the appeal, as indicated.
