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Delegate Marcos Frank, president of the Acre Penitentiary Administration Institute (Iapen), was denounced by the Acre Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPAC) for firing at a parked car. The case took place on February 24, 2024, in the Acrean capital.
Marcos Franck is a Civil Police delegate. Photo: Contilnet file
According to the Inquiry made by the Acre Civil Police General Corregedoria, a businesswoman owner of a planned furniture company parked her vehicle on a street from Bom Sucesso, in the Baixada region, to accompany the installation of a service, when around From 18h, he heard firearm shots on public roads. Moments later, the occupants of the house and the businesswoman went to the street and saw that the shots were directed to the door of their car.
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The woman is a former partner of a retired military police officer and, seeking information in the neighborhood, heard from witnesses that the perpetrator was a Civil Police delegate.
Military police would have helped the victim identify the alleged author of the shots. Also according to the victim’s report, one of the military even talked to the delegate and passing the budget of the car repair.
Image in the process shows the shooting marks in the car/Photo: Reproduction
What does the president say?
The president of IAPEN-AC stated that there are two suspects of the crime that have not yet been heard. He denied having fired the shots. “What I can say is that I handed my gun and the comparison exam was done. Ballistics gave negative, ”he summarized.
The case was reported in the Civil Police Office by the victim in March 2024. In April of the same year, the president of Iapen-AC was heard by Corregedor Thiago Fernandes. At the time, Marcos Frank was Operational Director of Sejusp.
The MP-AC denounced Frank in October last year for shooting on public roads. At the same time, the MP-AC asked the court to be fulfilled a search warrant and seizure at the delegate’s house to seize a 9mm caliber pistol, similar to the weaponry used in the shots.
“It called the Military Police and they attended at the scene of the fact, proceeding with due diligence to capture images by the neighborhood, a circumstance in which it was possible to see that the shots that hit their vehicle were made by the driver of a white pickup truck. The shots appear to have been made by a professional shooter, seen were very accurate and grouped. It was in a state of Panic, that due to the shots the vehicle got several malfunctions, accounting for a loss of approximately $ 14,000, ”says the lawsuit.
The weaponry was delivered by the investigated at the time. MP-AC’s complaint was accepted by Judge Cloves Augusto Alves Cabral Ferreira at the end of October last year.
The case is processed at the 3rd Criminal Court of the Rio Branco District. The court began to summon witnesses and others involved for the instruction and trial hearing.
Gladson says president can defend himself
Acre Governor Gladson Cameli commented on the complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor of the State of Acre (MPAC) against the president of the Institute of Penitentiary Administration (Iapen), Marcos Frank, for firearm shots on public roads.
After the repercussion of the case, Gladson Cameli defended the need for transparency and respect for investigations from the competent bodies, but stressed that Frank will be entitled to defense.
“What can not is that those who will take any paste, in one way or another, to create question marks. What is doubtful, he will have a moment to defend himself. And what you have your defense, if he proves otherwise, has no reason to leave. He will have the opportunity to defend himself, and that’s it. The inspection bodies are there to fulfill their obligations, but we have to increasingly have transparency, to respond to the control bodies of what they need and, at the same time, to advance what has to move forward, ”said the governor.
In addition to the recent case, the MPAC stressed that Marcos Frank is already a repeat offender in a similar situation. In an earlier case, which occurred in Sena Madureira, he would have fired on public roads, however, the situation did not reach a lawsuit, as he was able to sign a non -criminal agreement.
