The MPPB (Public Ministry of Paraíba) recommended, on Wednesday (4), the maintenance of the singer’s preventive detention John Kennedy Martins Figueiredo, known as João Limain an opinion sent to the Criminal Chamber of the TJPB (Court of Justice of Paraíba). THE The body took a stand against the request for habeas corpus presented by the musician’s defensearrested for domestic violence.
The opinion was signed by the 5th prosecutor Luciano Maracajá, who defended the full maintenance of the first degree decision. In the document, , points out the absence of legal grounds for the measure and supports the possibility of replacing prison with alternative precautionary measures.
According to the prosecutor, preventive detention was ordered by the court on duty after representation from the police authority and a favorable statement from the first-degree Public Prosecutor’s Office. The MPPB considers that the situation involves the Maria da Penha Law, which provides measures to protect women and allow rapid action by the State in the face of domestic violence.
The prosecutor’s opinion also highlights that Resolution No. 71/2009 of the National Council of Justice, which regulates the judicial duty regime, expressly authorizes the consideration of matters related to the Maria da Penha Law during duty, including the decree of preventive detention, as long as the situation is characterized as urgent.
According to the Public Ministry, the facts described in the police representation indicate the occurrence of several episodes of violence over approximately two months, which began during the couple’s honeymoon. The document points to an escalation in the accused’s violent behavior, which intensified after the victim left the marital home, including episodes of threats. For the organ, .
João Lima has been in preventive detention since January 26th. On Friday (30), the defense presented a request for habeas corpus, which will be analyzed by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Justice of Paraíba.
The singer is being held at the Desembargador Flósculo da Nóbrega Penitentiary, in the Róger neighborhood, in João Pessoa, where he was sent after a custody hearing held last week. At the time, the court decided to maintain the preventive detention ordered days earlier.
A, doctor and ex-wife of the artist. The images show the singer holding the victim, slapping him and immobilizing him with force.
According to the PCPB (Civil Police of Paraíba), Raphaella went to the Deam (Specialized Police Station for Women’s Assistance), in the center of the capital of Paraíba, on Saturday (24), where she registered an incident. On the morning of Monday (26), after the preventive detention was ordered, João Lima presented himself to the police, was heard in Deam and then sent to the custody hearing.
In addition to the arrest, the Court granted an urgent protective measure in favor of the victim. In her statement, Raphaella stated that she maintained a relationship with the singer for around two years and reported that, after the wedding last year, she began to experience a cycle of violence.
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