Weekly Report - 08 June 2017 (WR-17-22)

Dominican President Danilo Medina promulgated a new law on 1 June which stiffens penalties for asset laundering. The minister of the presidency, Gustavo Montalvo, said the new law, recently approved by the legislative assembly, constituted “a severe blow against corruption and impunity”, and would punish public officials found guilty of illicit enrichment with a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, as well as doubling the financial penalty. The law comes into force just as the attorney general’s office announced that 14 men, including government officials and opposition politicians, will go on trial for links to the bribery scheme run by Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.

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