Víctor Díaz Rúa, involved in the Odebrecht case, assured on Monday morning that the testimony of Mauricio Dantas Bezerra, the legal director of the mentioned construction company in the country, was created by the Public Ministry.
“A person who comes and says that I heard, I heard what they said, because he said so; what he said was stupid that obviously I’m sure it was prepared by the Public Ministry, they told you for sure: you have to say that because if you don’t, you will fall, and they are not interested in this fall, “Díaz Rúa said before entering the courtroom where the Odebrecht case is continuing.
The defendant added that the employees of the construction company stole the money and said that they gave it as a bribe for keeping it.
According to Díaz Rúa, Dantas Bezerra cannot be considered a witness essential since he arrived in the country 8 years ago and has never spoken to or seen them.
“What he said is worthless. First, it came 8 years later; secondly, I saw him there for the first time (referring to the courtroom), I have never seen him in my life, “he said.
In their turn, the defense lawyers previously stated that the mentioned witness did not talk about what he saw or heard, but about versions about which he found out indirectly from other written sources, without having direct knowledge about the facts he cites. about alleged bribery.
On Monday, it continues the process of the Odebrecht case, in which six Defendants face charges of receiving $ 92 million bribe from Brazilian company to be awarded works contracts in the Dominican state.
The hearing, led by Judges Jissel Naranjo, Tania Yunes and Gisselle Méndez, will continue on Monday, with the appearance of Mauricio Dantas Bezerra, Odebrecht’s legal director in the country, who in his testimony last Friday explained how the company made payments to third parties to obtain state works contracts.