Willian Corchón didn’t pay: he put on a show. Businessman William Fernando Encarnación Tejeda, from San José de Ocoa, in the Dominican Republic, lost a labor lawsuit against Celenia Margarita Cuello Ortiz, a former employee who had sued him for employment benefits and damages. A court had set the debt at about 1.250 dollars. Following an appeal, the amount reportedly rose to about 2.300 dollars.
Instead of making a bank transfer or handing over a check, he chose to film himself counting out the money in coins and small-denomination bills. “They charged me an unfair amount of money. That’s why we’re paying her this way”, he said to the camera. At the time of payment, about 1.950 dollars were counted out, so there was still a difference to cover.
The law says a judgment must be complied with. But when complying with it becomes a public mockery of the person who won, is it still justice?