The criminals Jan Humberto Caldera Vivas Y Franklin Ivan Obando Hernandez they pleaded guilty for the robbery of the Disnorte-Dissur branch, located in Monseñor Lezcano; District II of Managua, which occurred in the morning hours on Thursday, June 9.
The Public Ministry accused the subjects of the crime of aggravated robbery in the form of robbery with violence and intimidation. Those mentioned accepted their guilt before Judge Nalía Úbeda Obando, of the Fifth Criminal District Court of Hearing.
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Among the evidence presented by the Prosecutor’s Office and that demonstrated the guilt of the criminals, were the fingerprints in the place where they committed the assault.
According to information compiled by the newspaper La Prensa, Caldera Vivas was the first defendant to accept his guilt, followed by Obando Hernández.
For its part, the Public Ministry requested a sentence of six years in prison for the assailants, however, the public defender’s office requested a minimum sentence of three years, under the excuse that the subjects accepted their guilt for the crime. Both inmates have accedings for robbery with intimidation.
The court informed that the sentence will be notified via court document. Although it was not said in which prison they will pay the sentence. Due to the jurisdiction, the culprits should be sent to the Jorge Navarro Penitentiary System, in Tipitapa.
After a month arrested and prosecuted
The arrest and prosecution of the individuals occurred almost a month after the robbery at the Disnorte-Dissur branch. Both were already being searched, after being captured by the cameras of the facilities.
«On Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 11:30 in the morning, the National Police was informed, through the 118 emergency line, by the citizen identified with initials EVR of robbery with intimidation (assault), committed by subjects with a firearm in said branch, ”the Police detailed.
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The institution indicated that after the victims’ complaint, the police technical team, made up of Judicial Assistance officers and Criminalistics Experts, “went to the scene, interviewed witnesses, applied canine technique, carried out inspections. In addition, they made the photographic fixation of the scene, they collected fragments of skin prints to carry out a fingerprint examination.
The police report details that the alleged assailants intimidated the branch workers and proceeded to steal cash from the branch’s collection boxes. The men fled, traveling on a blue Bajaj motorcycle, license plate M 28924.
Among the evidence they occupied; «a firearm, revolver type with 6 units of 38-caliber ammunition, brand Pucará, stolen from the security guard of the branch, a motorcycle used to transport the criminals on the day of the event, a black protective motorcycle helmet, with legend on the front where it reads “x one”».
The second country with the highest robbery rate in Latin America
According to the recent survey published by the international firm CID Gallup, Guatemala (53%) and Nicaragua (45%) appeared as the countries with the highest rate of robberies in Latin America.
Nicaragua is facing a criminal uptick, confirmed by the police figures themselves, which indicate a 13% increase in criminal activity in the last year.
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Through the public opinion survey carried out by means of telephone calls to 1,200 citizens of each country carried out from May 10 to 19, it was shown that Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador have the “highest rate of robbery and assault” surpassing Mexico, Venezuela and El Salvador that previously reflected the highest rates of insecurity in the region.
