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Baez Figueroa, Alvarez Renta will reportedly go to prison Wednesday

SANDO DOMINGO.- Defense lawyers of former Baninter bank president Ramon Báez Figueroa today asked the Justice Ministry’s protection and physical guarantee for their client during his time prison.

Vinicio Castillo Semán said his client will accept being sent to jail as soon as judge Saulo Ysabel notifies him of the sentence. “Mr. Báez Figueroa has taken this with much resolve and much gallantry and to abide by what Dominican justice has so unjustly disposed against him. As soon as the proceedings for notification are met, Báez Figueroa will enter the prison.”

Monday morning Báez Figueroa’s defense council was scheduled to meet with Justice minister Radhamés Jiménez, to request protection for their client.

Castillo said Jiménez must guarantee that absolutely nothing will happen to his client during his time behind bars, arguing that he’s a noted public figure who cannot be locked up with common prisoners. “It’s necessary to be very careful with Báez Figueroa during the time he’s serving out the sentence that Dominican justice imposed.”

On Friday the Supreme Court upheld the National District Court of Appeals sentence, which on April 17 condemned Báez Figueroa and the economist Luis Alvarez Renta to 10 years in prison, whereas Marcos Báez Cocco and Vivian Lubrano de Castillo were sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Vivian Lubrano was hospitalized last night in Santo Domingo’s Abel González clinic, but no details on her ailment were released.

According to clavedigital.com.do, Baez Figueroa and Alvarez Renta will reportedly go to prison Wednesday, quoting defense lawyer Vinicio Castillo.

SOURCE: elnacional.com.do

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 14 Jul 2008 2:48 PM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
You mean to say he might come across some guys that lost money in the financial collapse of the country....well solitary for him then 10 years will do ...he can even have a TV set to know what he is missing
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Written by: Juansantodomingo, 14 Jul 2008 2:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Of course! He is special, but it is society that needs to be protected from him. Throw him in with those who stole a piece of bread and could not afford to hire Vinicio Castillo Semán to defend him.
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Written by: JimHarrington, 14 Jul 2008 3:36 PM
From: United States
Why should he be treated differently, he is nothing but a common thief with expensive taste.

Option 1 put him with the people he stole from.

Option 2 solitary for 20 years with only a radio, no newspapers or TV.


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Written by: gouletcolonial, 14 Jul 2008 3:41 PM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
or 10 years of Barry Manilow music nonstop or 1 year belials waterboarding blogs would have him begging for mercy
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Written by: zak325, 14 Jul 2008 4:02 PM
From: United States
Or, maybe the judges will allow Sr. Baez Figueroa to build his own jail with all the comforts of home like Pablo Escobar, hey, he can even have his own "watchyman"
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Written by: steviewonder, 14 Jul 2008 8:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
Justice speaks "you do the crime, you do the time" it does not say, "you do the crime, you get to choose the quality of time" - Guarantee what protection, I agree, put him with the lowlifes and tie his hands to his ankles bending forward.. The only rquirement, no ropa for you!!!
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Written by: baldoria23, 15 Jul 2008 8:15 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera, M.T.S.
"Báez Figueroa’s defense council was scheduled to meet with Justice minister Radhamés Jiménez, to request protection for their client."

Is there something wrong with this statement? WHY DOES THIS BLOODY OLIGARCH HAVE ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE MINISTER? just another example of how inequality leads to corruption and injustice. I usually don't advocate for this, but Baez Figueroa, along with his crew, should share a cell with a few of DR's best endowed inmates, and and let these inmates have their way with these filthy dogs!

Oligarchs of the world be scared, be very very scared, b/c we are tired of you stealing from us and ruining our society. You better start paying your taxes and stop siphoning the country's resources to Miami and Grand Cayman. Filthy Dogs!!!
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 15 Jul 2008 8:23 AM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Baldy it is ageless and in varying degrees worldwide....life is not fair....in the DR they just do it in your face more often
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Written by: tejada, 15 Jul 2008 11:30 AM
From: United States
Le van a dar hasta donde le dicen cirilo!
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Written by: JimHarrington, 15 Jul 2008 12:00 PM
From: United States

Put him in the same cell with the hippo for 10 years this way they can protect each other.
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Written by: TexasBill, 15 Jul 2008 2:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic
It would seem that Vivian Lubrano is taking the"uaual way out" by going to thehospital and bribing an unethical doctor to manufacture an illness for her to stay out of jail.
So, what else is new???

TB
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Written by: BenCardozo, 15 Jul 2008 2:20 PM
From: United States
How many years of the ten will he actually serve? Also, I am sure he will have a special cell with all the comforts and will be allowed to go to La Romana on weekends with a pretextual "Medical Treatment" scheme underlying it.

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Written by: dreadlocks, 16 Jul 2008 10:47 AM
From: United States
i have to agree with you Baldoria, by what travesty of reason does this guy have access to the Minister of Justice? is a precedent being set, wherein any aggreived convict can bring his case directly to the minister, or is this a privelege reserved only for the priveleged?
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