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Dominican Republic SeNaSa corruption case – detention upheld

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In late July 2026, 2026 the Dominican Republic’s Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Administrative Corruption (Pepca) announced filed formal charges against former SeNaSa director Santiago Hazim and other alleged participants officials in the Caso Cobra, an investigation into “Operation Cobra” probe, which alleges the alleged misappropriation of more than RD$15 billion from the National Health Insurance. A mandatory hearing to review coercive measures was postponed, with three defendants already admitting involvement; most accused remained in preventive detention while a few were under house arrest. A week later, the The Seventh Court of Instruction reaffirmed in Santo Domingo, led by Judge Deiby Timoteo Peguero, has repeatedly confirmed the preventive imprisonment detention of Hazim and five co‑defendants, rejecting Hazim’s request to replace prison with house arrest co‑accused—Gustavo Enrique Messina Cruz, Germán Rafael Robles Quiñones, Francisco Iván Minaya Pérez, Rafael Luis Martínez Hazim and scheduling a further review of coercive measures for the remaining accused in November. On 4 August 2026, the same Ramón Alan Speakler Mateo. The court again ratified rejected the preventive detention defense’s request for house arrest on grounds of Hazim Hazim’s multiple sclerosis and the five co‑defendants, latent tuberculosis, stating that the circumstances justifying medical care can be provided within the measure had not changed and that detention remained “necessary, appropriate and proportional.” prison system. Hazim also withdrew his own request for house arrest, accepting that medical treatment could be provided within opting to remain at the correctional facility. Centro de Corrección y Rehabilitación Las Parras. The preventive order remains in force, with the next mandatory review of the preventive measure is set scheduled for 5 November, November 2026, indicating the continuation of the judicial process against the alleged corruption network.

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  1. 2026-08-06 22:08 UTC Dominican Republic SeNaSa corruption case – detention upheld
  2. 2026-08-06 15:14 UTC Dominican Republic SeNaSa corruption case – detention upheld
  3. 2026-08-06 00:45 UTC Dominican Republic SeNaSa corruption investigation

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