SANTO DOMINGO.- The Land Superior Court’s Central Department ordered the property registry right for two people for 3.4 million square meters of land in parcel 6-004-10866, of Higüey Cadastral District10/1era, which is part of the National Park of the East’s 35 million square meters, and called "a rip-off" by the State Prosecutor..

The land, part of Dominican Republic’s most profitable protected area, is worth US$19.9 million, and is located in the La Laguna section of Bayahibe, adjacent to Club Viva Dominicus and other hotels.

Judges Néstor de Jesus Thomas Báez, president, Light Berenice Ubillas Renville de Barinas, and Marino Luis Alvarez Alonzo ruled to register with its improvements, consisting of coconuts, 2,431,059 square meters for Daniel Antonio Minaya Rodriguez, to the investment companies  Trubia S.A., and Técnicas Eléctricas y Desarrollo Integral, according to affidavit of sales conducted by the awardee to his benefit.

Juan Antonio Haché is also benefited with 1,041,822 square meters.

The Prosecutor before the Land Court motioned to overturn the ruling in the land ordering process.

Carlos Sanchez Hernandez, indicted together with 60 people on charges of tax fraud of 4.8 million Euros in Spain, known as the Marbella case, figures in the purchase of the three million square meters, whereas Ignacio Corona Ruiz figures in the name of Trubia.

"Ignominious"

Immediately, the Prosecutor before the Superior Land Court, Fermín Minaya Casilla, warned that the sentence constitutes an "ignominy" and accused the court to becoming a "rip-off."

After calling it "a juridical aberration," Minaya announced that he’ll file a challenge in the Supreme Court, so the State gets those lands back.

SOURCE: diariolibre.com