Court rejects dismissal of criminal charges against Jean Alain Rodríguez

The Second Collegiate Tribunal of the Dominican Republic has formally denied a request by former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez to extinguish the criminal action against him. The court ruled that the duration of the legal proceedings, which have spanned nearly six years, remains within reasonable and justified limits, allowing the corruption case to move forward.

This decision addresses a significant procedural challenge in the ongoing administrative corruption trial against the former official, who served from 2016 to 2020. The ruling serves as a critical development in a case that is widely viewed as a test for the Dominican judicial system's ability to manage high-profile corruption allegations.