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Two expert witnesses testify in Jet Set nightclub trial

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

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  • Two engineers who investigated the Jet Set nightclub’s structure testified before the Fourth Criminal Chamber of the National District.
  • Prosecutors questioned them about roof loads, building modifications, construction materials and added structures such as air-conditioning equipment and water tanks.
  • The court scheduled the trial’s continuation for Sept. 11 in the case against siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat.

Two engineers who examined the Jet Set nightclub’s structure took the stand as the trial over the roof collapse continued in the Dominican Republic.

Leonardo Reyes Madera and Máximo José Corominas Quezada testified before the Fourth Criminal Chamber of the National District. They were among the specialists who participated in the investigation into the building’s structural condition.

The Public Prosecution focused its questions on the loads carried by the roof and on modifications made to the building. Prosecutors also asked about several features that, according to the experts, added weight, including multiple layers of fine material, air-conditioning equipment, water tanks and other structures.

The questioning also addressed the quality of the concrete and steel, as well as hypotheses that investigators discarded. The court scheduled the next hearing for Sept. 11 in the trial of siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat.

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