A soldier was at the GNR post in Felgueiras; He demanded to see his daughter and threatened suicide. He is accused of scamming the elderly.
been barricade for about 17h, He left threats and demands, he was armed – but he has already surrendered.
It’s called Sergio Ribeiro, and military and GNR – Republican National Guard and was sentenced to 13 years in prison for scamming the elderly.
The soldier entered service at 3pm this Tuesday, in Felgueiras, and that’s when he found out: there was a warrant for his arrest.
He would be taken by his colleagues to Tomar, where he will serve his sentence – but refused go, because he considers that he is being unfairly targeted.
Consider that decision court still did not transit res judicata, claiming that there is still a resource to be analyzed by the Court.
Therefore, the , decided barricade in itself place and GNR of Felgueiras. And he stayed inside until early Wednesday morning.
From Porto to Felgueiras, negotiators and a strong police force followed. There were security perimeters and tactical intervention teams, reported .
The soldier had a arma. Not the service one, but the personal one. He didn’t threaten anyone. This indicates that Sérgio threatened to commit suicide.
He also presented a demand: ver yours daughter 4 years, having later retreated at this point in the negotiations.
Afterwards, he demanded that respond to the application filed by his lawyer to suspend the execution of the arrest warrants. And it would be willing to die, why feel “deceived by justice”.
Just before 8am this Wednesday, gave himself up.
Your attorney, Paulo Gomes spent hours talking to his client, trying to convince him to hand himself over.
“It is warrant should not have been issued yet. Firstly, because the court decision has not yet become final. Secondly, due to a human factor: there was no need for it to be issued between Christmas and New Year. This process is not urgent, there are no defendants arrested”, the lawyer told journalists.
A adds that Sérgio Ribeiro has a luxury life; ea wife and the pais, equally condemned, also were part of the fraud scheme for the elderly.
The judicial decision was taken three years ago by the Court of Guimarães due to dozens of crimes of qualified fraud and money laundering. After several appeals, the 13-year sentence was confirmed this year by the Supreme Court of Justice. But there will still be an appeal pending.
