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[^1]\n\nMolina publicly thanked former President Danilo Medina at the same appearance, stating that Medina's promise to never contact or ask anything was fulfilled and that their relationship was respectful. [^2]\n\nMolina said he personally assumes responsibility for all decisions made during his administration, including those that have been questioned, and he does not blame anyone. [^3]\n\nLuis Henry Molina proposed reorganizing the judiciary by grouping regulations into a single Organic Law of the Judiciary and replacing the current 11 judicial departments with five regional judicial regions supported by regional Courts of Appeal. [^4]\n\nLuis Henry Molina said that only 5% to 10% of cases should go to trial, and that Dominican justice should resolve most cases through agreements as done in the United States. 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