Santo Domingo.- A court docket within the El Seibo judicial district has ordered that the person who threatened President Abinader in a viral video bear psychiatric remedy and submit a RD$100,000 bond. The choice was issued Wednesday after a preliminary listening to wherein the defendant’s psychological well being was taken into consideration.

The defendant, recognized as Héctor Julio Mercedes Rodríguez, was arrested final Friday after the threatening video —wherein he reportedly claimed to personal a high-caliber weapon and vowed violence in opposition to the president— circulated broadly on social media.

In line with the ruling, Mercedes Rodríguez should attend psychiatric remedy periods for six months on the Provincial Hospital Teófilo Hernández. He’s additionally required to stay below the supervision of his household throughout the remedy interval.

Protection legal professional Alberto Mercedes Ruiz argued that since 2022 the defendant has suffered from a degenerative situation that results in nervousness and different psychological well being points, a historical past that, the protection says, justifies different measures to preventive detention.

The Public Prosecutor’s Workplace continues the investigation, whereas the court docket’s resolution displays a stability between guaranteeing due course of and addressing the person’s psychological well being situation.

As of now, the accused stays free below these situations, topic to periodic medical check-ups and judicial oversight till the case advances.