Jet Set nightclub owner Antonio Espaillat arrested

Santo Domingo.- Attorney Jorge Luis Polanco confirmed the arrest of businessman Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel, owners of the Jet Set nightclub, following their summons to the Attorney General’s Office by Wilson Camacho, head of the General Prosecution Directorate. The siblings face charges of negligent manslaughter related to the April 8 collapse that killed 236 people and injured over 180.

Polanco, who coordinates the legal team defending the nightclub owners, stated that the Espaillats will be transferred to the Palace of Justice in Ciudad Nueva.