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The trial of criminal police Raimundo Nonato Veloso da Silva Neto, accused of killing the young Wesley Santos da Silva, began on Wednesday (17) at the Court of Justice of Acre and will continue until Thursday (18). The case is related to the crime that occurred at dawn on August 7, 2023, during the last night of Expoacre.
According to the complaint, Wesley was shot and was rescued, but could not resist the injuries. The public security agent, arrested in the act, is responsible for murder, attempted murder and sexual harassment. These last two crimes are linked to the young Rita Cássia da Silva Lopes, the victim’s girlfriend, who will also be heard as a witness.
Defense supports self -defense and highlights the defendant’s professional trajectory/Photo: Reproduction
In all, 23 prosecution and defense witnesses must give testimony during the two days of trial. Wesley’s family has been closely following the process and, on social networks, released materials asking for justice. “We want justice by Wesley Santos, who was murdered on the night of the Expoacre by an agent. Dreams were interrupted and the family forever destroyed,” says one of the posters.
The defendant’s defense, represented by lawyer Wellington Silva, said in an interview with TV5 that will support the self -defense thesis. “This has always been the word of defense, the voice of the accused. It has never changed, from the inquiry to the instruction and now in the plenary. Truth is one and sustains itself in concrete evidence, not mere allegations,” he said.
The lawyer also added that the expectation is high and stressed the professional trajectory of Raimundo Veloso. “We are talking about an honorable criminal policeman, who has been director of several prison units in Acre, with respectful conduct and full reputation. Submitting a person with this trajectory to trial requires not only evidence but also its history. And when this is done, justice is achieved,” he concluded.
