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SANTO DOMINGO.- A National District Court yesterday revoked the writ of habeas corpus favoring former Dominican Municipal League undersecretary Amaury Guzmán, accused of heading a ring which obtained official passports with forged documents.

Appellate Court Penal Chamber judges Modesto Martinez, Pedro Sanchez and Esther Agelán ruled to send Guzman to criminal trial, after hearing the arguments by the prosecutors, who charged the defendant of forgery of official documents, criminal conspiracy, swindle, traffic of immigrants and bigamy.

It ruled that the Justice Ministry’s evidence meets the legal requirements, and admitted it as proof.

The Court rebuked the 7th Instruction Court’s verdict, which ruled that the transaction of requests for official passports and visas isn’t a punishable by law, noting that it violated judicial norms.

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Written by: TexasBill, 15 Jan 2008 12:18 PM
From: United States, Killeen, TX - Home of the 1st Cavalry
Maybe the justices at the 7th Instruction Court should be investigated in light of their verdict.
Ther would seem to be "a wolf in the woodpile" in this instance. Either that or the 7th Instruction Court's justices should go back to school for deeper study of the Laws involved.
Court systems depend enormously on the integrity and honesty of the incumbent justices to render fair and legal adjudications. It seems that in this case such was not rendered.

TB
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