Police arrest fourth suspect in robbery and threats against Assis councilor

Police arrest fourth suspect in robbery and threats against Assis councilor A 31-year-old man was arrested this Monday (27) during the fourth phase of Operation Veritas Vincit, which investigates the robbery and death threats against councilor Fernando Sirchia (PDT), in Assis (SP). In addition to the temporary arrest order against him, the police also executed five search and seizure warrants issued by the Court. According to the Civil Police, the man was taken to a prison unit in the region, where his location was not disclosed. The suspect remains at the disposal of Justice. In total, four people have already been arrested for their involvement in the case, including the former Secretary of Planning. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp According to the Police, the investigations advanced and began to determine not only the perpetrator of the robbery, but also the possible participation of other people in the planning, logistical support and attempts to hide evidence. Fernando Sirchia, councilor in Assis (SP), relates death threats to the activity of the Fuel CPI TV TEM/Reproduction Teams from the Civil Police and Scientific Police also carried out an inspection of the Operational Control Center (CCO), linked to the Government and Administration Secretariat of Assis. The objective of the action was to verify the integrity of the video surveillance system and clarify inconsistencies in images used during the investigation. Four cell phones were seized for forensic examination. Three people were previously arrested on suspicion of involvement in the case, including the then Secretary of Planning, Works and Services, Leandro Gabrigna, who was dismissed by the city hall shortly after his arrest. The arrest of career civil servants Matheus Henrique da Cunha Felício and Wagner Fernando Eugênio Binati, who were dismissed from the leadership positions they held at Assis City Hall due to the investigations, were also ordered by the courts. Leandro Gabrigna was dismissed from his position as Planning Secretary of Assis (SP), after his arrest during a Civil Police operation Assis City Hall/Disclosure Investigation The Civil Police has been investigating the case since March, when Fernando Sirchia was captured by an armed man inside his own house. During the action, the criminal stated that he had received an order to kill the councilor and his wife and said that the parliamentarian should "keep his mouth shut" and "stop being an X9 (snitch)", as Sirchia stated, days later, in the gallery of the Chamber of Councilors itself. Assis City Hall (SP): Secretary of Planning was dismissed this Monday (13), after arrest during a Civil Police operation; two other department heads were also dismissed Prefeitura de Assis/Disclosure According to TV TEM, the Civil Police's main line of investigation is that high-ranking people in the municipal administration may have participated in the crime, treated by investigators not as a simple robbery, but as an act of intimidation against the parliamentarian. Assis Civil Police Station (SP) TV TEM/Reproduction Councilor relates threats to the Fuel CPI In an interview with TV TEM, Fernando Sirchia stated that he believes that the threats are related to the work of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) established in the Assis City Council to investigate alleged irregularities in the supply of the city hall's fleet. He is president of the commission. According to the councilor, the commission, popularly called the Fuel CPI, identified signs of officially registered supplies, but which had not been carried out. "The CPI discovered a scheme through the supply system. Many of the supplies that were on paper did not happen. All that happened was the exchange of city hall resources for money for the operators," he told TEM TV. Assis City Hall dismisses two department heads after secretary's arrest Still according to Sirchia, the investigation found situations considered incompatible with the system's records, such as vehicles that were undergoing maintenance in another city appearing to be fueled in Assis, in addition to the use of passwords from drivers who were working in other locations or even on vacation. "There was a Health van stopped for maintenance in Marília, but it was refueled in Assis. Van was refueled with a driver's ticket that was in operation in Santa Casa. Van was used with a driver's ticket that was on vacation," he said, on TV TEM. The councilor also stated that the surveys indicate that the alleged irregularities may have occurred over a longer period of time and that people who were administratively investigated in previous administrations began to occupy commanding positions in the supply system in the current administration. "Deeping deeper, we realized that the scheme is not new today. Whoever responded to the administrative process became the manager of this fuel scheme in the current municipal administration. The scheme took on other proportions and it was necessary to open the CPI for us to investigate", he declared.