He begins hearing of appeal filed by condemned 6 linked to network August Figueroa

The judges of the first room criminal of the Court of appeal of the National District start this morning gave the knowledge of the resources of appeal submitted by six of those convicted in the case of the network directed by the Puerto Rican capo Joseph David Figueroa August.

The Court presided over by judges Manuel Hernández Victoria, Francisco Ortega Polanco and Antonio Sánchez Mejía, gave a half-hour break to be presented José Rafael Ariza, lawyer Mary Peláez, who s located in a room adjoining the Court knowing a resource. For this reason, the judges granted a recess of half an hour to give opportunity to Ariza reach the Court to represent his defended.

There was no objection, that be adjourned the proceedings for half an hour, or by representatives of the prosecution and lawyers for the defense.

Prisoners were u000atransferred from the Najayo prison up to the first floor of the old palace of Justice in the Centre of heroes.

Mary Peláez, Ricardo Ivanovich Smester, Eddy Brito, Juan jose Ibarra, Madeleine Bernal Pena and Sammy Dauhajre appealed the judgment on appeal dictad 26 September 2011 by the judges of the first Collegiate Court of the Distrito Nacional.

Eddy Brito was sentenced to twelve years, Madeleine Bernal sentenced to five year it suspended you the penalty, and the remaining five years of imprisonment.

According to the appeal filed by his lawyer Porfirio López Bernal is American citizen and the sentence imposed prevents him from traveling outside the country. Also is demanding the return of two apartments which were confiscated.

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