Public Ministry presents over 300 pieces of evidence in trial for the Coral and Coral 5G case

SANTO DOMINGO- The Public Ministry presented this Monday before the First Collegiate Tribunal of the National District more than 300 documentary and expert evidence in the trial against those involved in the Coral and Coral 5G operations, including Major General Adán Benoni Cáceres Silvestre and other former military and police officials.

As stated in the hearing, the evidence was used as support for a financial report prepared by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), already admitted by the court. The report indicates an increase in assets that would not have been justified by the income reported by the defendants.

During the presentation, a former head of the Audit Department of Inacif was declared as a witness, who explained that the basis of the analysis included certifications issued by institutions such as the Social Security Treasury (TSS), the Superintendency of Banks, and other public and private entities.

Litigating prosecutor Jonathan Pérez, representing the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca), indicated that the documentation presented seeks to demonstrate an allegedly disproportionate increase in assets in relation to the income declared by the accused.

The trial will continue on Thursday, June 5th at 9:00 AM, when the presentation of evidence will resume before judges Gisselle Méndez, Jissel Naranjo, and Tania Yunes.

Case Background

The judicial process is part of the investigations initiated by the Public Ministry under the Coral and Coral 5G operations, which involve former officials and members of State security agencies for alleged acts of administrative corruption committed between 2012 and 2020.

According to the indictment, the accused allegedly diverted public funds, including resources allocated to the Presidential Security Corps (Cusep) and the Specialized Tourist Security Corps (Cestur).

Among the accused are also Generals Julio Camilo de los Santos Viola and Juan Carlos Torres Robiou; Police Colonel Rafael Núñez de Aza; Army Major Raúl Alejandro Girón Jiménez; Navy Sergeant Alejandro José Montero Cruz; Rossy Guzmán Sánchez and her son Tanner Antonio Flete Guzmán, along with others involved.

The case continues its course in the merits phase, with the presentation of evidence by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the evaluation of these by the court.