{"id":470066,"date":"2025-06-02T21:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/hipolito-mejia-announces-lawsuit-against-angel-martinez-for-defamation-and-blackmail\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T21:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:57:26","slug":"hipolito-mejia-announces-lawsuit-against-angel-martinez-for-defamation-and-blackmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/hipolito-mejia-announces-lawsuit-against-angel-martinez-for-defamation-and-blackmail\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda announces lawsuit against \u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez for defamation and blackmail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo, DR.<\/strong> \u2013 The former president of the Republic, <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/tag\/hipolito-mejia-3\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"40179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda<\/a>, announced this Monday that he will proceed legally against the communicator and self-proclaimed detective \u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez, whom he accuses of defamation and insult after falsely linking him to the receipt of money from the confessed drug trafficker Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an interview granted to communicators Jaime Rinc\u00f3n and Luis Brito, editor-in-chief of El Nuevo Diario, Mej\u00eda described Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s statements as &#8220;a joke and blackmail&#8221;, and firmly stated that he will not allow slander against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to reiterate to you that I do not play with my honesty nor do I accept lies, intrigue, or blackmail. That&#8217;s why I have 50 years in this,\u201d said the former president in a categorical tone.<\/p>\n\n\nThe former president asserted that the lawsuit will be economic in nature and will be legally based on the blackmail of which, he said, he has been a victim by Mart\u00ednez. He recalled that his visit to the inmate Ernesto Quirino was carried out publicly and accompanied by journalists, when he was no longer president, in order to obtain relevant information that he still possesses.\n\n\u201cI am prepared to fight in any scenario. I will not allow this to cause problems for my children, my grandchildren, or my political history. I have been absolutely transparent and I will defend that with soul, life, and heart,\u201d he expressed.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mej\u00eda also revealed that he has knowledge of other alleged blackmail attempts by \u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez, about which he promised to offer details publicly in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former head of state reiterated his commitment to honesty and the defense of his political career, and warned that he will not tolerate unfounded attacks that undermine his personal and family honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo, DR. \u2013 The former president of the Republic, Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda, announced this Monday that he will proceed legally against the communicator and self-proclaimed detective \u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez, whom he accuses of defamation and insult after falsely linking him to the receipt of money from the confessed drug trafficker Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo. 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