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Local December 10, 2025 | 8:35 am

Expert warns of constitutional challenges following hasty rollout of new Penal Procedure Code

Santo Domingo.- Legal scholar Francisco Álvarez Martínez has expressed serious concerns over the accelerated implementation of the Dominican Republic’s new Criminal Procedure Code (CPP), cautioning that its rapid passage could trigger a wave of constitutional challenges before the Constitutional Court. According to Álvarez, the law suffered from rushed debate, frequent amendm... Read more

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