Police officer Guilherme Tadeu Figueiredo Giacomelli, accused of qualified homicide for shooting motorcyclist Rogério Ferreira da Silva Júnior, in August 2020, goes to jury next week.
The jury starts on the 5th, at the Barra Funda Forum. Giacomelli was acquitted of charges of procedural fraud and malfeasance by the Military Court.
The case took place in the South Zone of São Paulo. Rogério was 19 years old on the day he was murdered. He was celebrating the date in front of the house where he lived, in the Sacomã neighborhood, when he left with a friend's motorbike.
Security camera images released at the time recorded the moment when two military police officers approached Rogério and one of them shot the boy.
At the time of the events, the police officer who shot Rogério acted preventively to avoid interference in the investigation.
The defense reports that he started receiving death threats and that the case is self-defense. “It became clear during the course of the process that the soldier acted in putative self-defense, that is, it was a reaction to a situation that he found to be a threat to his own life”, explain lawyers Flávia Artilheiro and Richard Noguera, responsible for defending the soldier. military.
The defense also highlights that the soldier was acquitted of charges of procedural fraud and malfeasance.
“It is proven in the process that the police officers requested help immediately, as well as it is proven that there was a failure in the communication system on the day of the events. Guilherme was a young police officer who defended himself in a dangerous situation and followed regulatory safety protocols”, report the criminalists.
Source: CNN Brasil
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