Businessman denies trying to bribe company Biwater

After more than two hours of questioning at the National Directorate of prosecution of administrative corruption (DPCA), Fulgencio Marcelo Abreu Villavizar businessman denied yesterday that the executed with the British firm Biwater contract occur an attempted bribery, indicating that you ended with gain of cause in the courts.

Abreu Villavizar was interrogated by the Deputy Prosecutor of the Court of appeal of the National District, Francisco García, and the Deputy Prosecutor Carlos Calcagno, in the company of his lawyer, Ramón Hernández. He began at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 2: 20 p.m..

To their arrival to a CAPD, after being required by the owner, Hotoniel Bonilla García, Villavizar Abreu, who identified himself as owner, producer, processor and distributor of aggregates, justified the contract made with Biwater and said that only the injured to the agreement was him, the company left the country and not paid u000aUS$ 9,313, 833.72. He noted that it had profit of cause with demand filed against Biwater, both in the Civil Court of appeal and in the first Chamber of the Supreme Court of justice.

He said ignored why now makes mention of the case, once this succumbed in justice.

Defended their right to recruit and be recruited. "I am in full enjoyment of my political and civil powers;" "Consequently, I can hire and being hired," he argued. He said that he is away from political activities and commented, referring to the marine doctor Vinicio Castillo, who called for the investigation of the case, said that "I only have him admiration and respect".

Another summons
on their side, Bonilla Garcia did not rule out quote again Abreu Villavizar for questioning, that this, being of the Council of his lawyer, Ramón Hernández, was not helped in what he sought in his version, which should give u000acomplete. Said that the interrogation to Abreu Villalizar seeks to bring together information and now continues another phase of the research process, which did not mention to not hinder the pesquisa.

He said that in the coming weeks the CAPD interrogated other people that have been arising in the course of the investigation, which could contribute to clarify the facts.

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The amount claimed by ABREU VILLAVIZAR
payment of 4 contracts for consultancy
the amount claimed by Abreu Villavizar corresponds to a debt that had the company Biwater with him for the payment of four contracts by a "consultancy agreement".

The first, on 18 July 2001, establishes that the company agreed to pay ten percent of the capital works included in the contracts signed with the Dominican State to Abreu Villavizar. The other two contracts, signed on 8 March 2002, established that the company would pay 1 % u000aand 7% of the value of any capital work included in the contract signed with the Dominican State to build aqueducts.

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