Santo Domingo. A court imposed three months of preventive detention this Friday as a coercive measure against a man accused of being part of an alleged human trafficking network with victims of Colombian nationality, while declaring the case a complex case.
The measure must be served at the Las Parras Correction and Rehabilitation Center, while the Public Prosecutor’s Office continues investigations into the alleged criminal structure, in which, according to the file, three people remain at large.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the defendant’s counsel announced that they will appeal the judicial decision, arguing that there is no evidence linking their client to the acts attributed to him by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The lawyer maintained that his client works exclusively as a private transport driver through the Uber and InDriver platforms, and asserted that his only involvement consisted of picking up passengers at the airport.
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“We understand that our client is not linked to any of the charges made by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. He is dedicated solely and exclusively to providing private transport,” the lawyer stated.
The defense rejected the accusation that the defendant controlled and supervised the alleged victims, stating that during the hearing no evidence was presented to demonstrate such conduct.
Likewise, he indicated that the women themselves had stated that they did not personally know the accused and that he was only transporting them from the airport as part of his job.
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Regarding the three fugitives mentioned by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the lawyer explained that their identities were not revealed during the hearing, although he noted that, according to the victims’ testimonies, they would be the alleged individuals responsible for leading the supposed criminal organization.
The defense also questioned that the women remain in shelters and maintained that, as they are adults, they arrived in the country voluntarily. However, those statements are part of the defense strategy and do not constitute a judicial conclusion.
During the hearing, it was also reported that the passports of the alleged victims were deposited by the Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of the evidence incorporated into the proceedings.
With the declaration of a complex case, the Public Prosecutor’s Office will have a longer period to conclude the investigation, while the search continues for the three individuals who remain at large.
