Fúlvio Cavaco Silva, of 37 year old, The leader of the trio who became known as the “Bikes Gang”, was sentenced, in legal height, by a collective of Judges of the Beja Court to six years in practical imprisonment of eleven qualified theft crimes and one of Burla Computer Science.
For qualified theft crimes was sentenced to penalties among the 4 and 32 months in prison, whose sum of convictions ascended 10 years and 9 months, the one that gathered the most 3 Months Mockery Crime. In reading the judgment, that occurred on Thursday afternoon, The president of the collective justified that “the six years in prison, They are a very nice cumulus ”, concluded.
Although thefts have risen 11.838,99 euros, the judges condemned the defendant to the loss of advantage of 1.705 euros, The value by which the stolen speeds were sold in a second -hand material sales store and the vehicle's seizure, where he was caught carrying the goods taken from the places where they were.
Sara Arede, of 32 year old, defendant's companion, responded for nine qualified theft crimes, of which it was acquitted and six receiving crimes, whose prison sentences varied between the two and the twelve months, in total 3 years and 8 months. Was sentenced to a penalty of 2 years and 4 months in prison, suspended upon its implementation.
A third defendant, Fábio Filipe, of 33 year old, a receipt crime was convicted, to a penalty of 1 Prison year, suspended in its effective. In the final allegations the lawyer of this defendant asked the president of the collective not to condemn him to a fine because he would not have money to pay the same.
The “Bikes Gang”, practiced the thefts between 28 January and 31 March 2023, introducing themselves into the garages of the buildings where they carried the bikes, Then they went to Lisbon, and presenting themselves as legitimate owners, They made the stolen speeds to the cash converters store, “Cashtrade, Lda ".
The arrest of the “Bike Gang” occurred on the day 12 April 2023, having the investigation by agents of the criminal investigation squad (EIC) from the PSP Beja Command, led to the recovery of all stolen material in possession of the store, in Lisbon, where were they for sale.
FUlvio Cavaco Silva and Sara Arede, They made a “rasa board” of the notifications sent by the court to his residence in Alfundão, municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo and did not attend any trial session, nor reading the judgment. Arrest warrants were issued to conduct judgment, But the GNR did not located the defendants in the address.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
