Attorney calls ring auction of luxurious watches

The Attorney general of the Republic, Radhamés Jiménez Peña, yesterday asked the members of the National Committee to combat laundering rescind made auction on Thursday for the sale of 28 seized watches to Sobeida Felix Morel and were owned by the Puerto Rican boss Jose David Figueroa August.

Auction was ordered by the ruling 100-2011 issued by the first court Collegiate of the Court of first instance of the National District.

"We recognize the transparency with which has been the process of the sale at public auction;" "However, relevant information that have emerged subsequent to the process, part of which have been outlined in media texts, established relationship of the acquirers with people linked to the judicial process in which these goods were confiscated", expresses the Attorney in a letter addressed to the Committee.

The contents of the referred document by the u000aJudge Jiménez Peña to the members of the Committee against the laundering of assets, was disclosed yesterday through information issued by the Department of press of the Procuraduría.

Last Thursday the Committee national against laundering auctioned 27 of 28 luxury watches seized Felix Morel by a value of 600 thousand 358 $.

The money raised would be handed over, according to the law 72-02 on laundering to non-governmental institutions working in treatment of people addicted to drugs, the police and to the Attorney General of the Republic.

28 Watches of man, Audemars Piguet, Hublot Geneve and Roger Dubuis, Rolex brands, were confiscated in favour of the Dominican Government by ruling against Felix Morel and others involved in the network of the Puerto Rican capo Figueroa August.

Daughter of lawyer for Eddy Brown

Traders who participated in the auction are Jocelle Sharine Heisi u000aPablo Cabrera, Adonis Charalambous, Marcos Emmanuel Ferrando, Hirayda Fernández, Fernando Ciccone, the company investment Yang Srl, company Importadora Barbera S.R.L. and Miledys Aybar.

The latter is the daughter of lawyer Luis Aybar, defender of Eddy Brown, sentenced to 12 years in prison for the case of Figueroa August.

Then auction on Thursday, merchant Bolívar Pérez explained that that kind of watches has a market inside and outside the country, despite the economic crisis affecting the nation. Perez, who describes itself as "one of those who they know of watches in the country, with 15 years experience in the area", said that the prices set by the State were affordable.

Meanwhile, Frank Núñez pointed out that watches are unique and could last up to five years to manufacture them, as they are made to hand.

"Are in"good conditions", he pointed out.

The clock that was not purchased, the offered 28 in u000apublic auction is an Audemars Piguet, who had 44 thousand $.

This watch auction was declared deserted and could be offered in a next installment, reported the National Committee to combat the laundering of assets.

"You are looking for with this auction is that you verify transparency and fate of these resources," said Colonel Julio Cesar Sufrón, of the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD).

The Puerto Rican capo Figueroa August, nicknamed Junior capsule, is imprisoned in United States on charges of trafficking in drugs.

In addition to the luxurious, clocks authorities seized products of their activities to those linked with Figueroa August, vehicles, apartments and other property criminal.

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