Nuevo Chimbote court sentences four for theft from candidate Clindt Silva

A Peruvian court has sentenced four individuals for the theft of technological equipment from the campaign headquarters of candidate Clindt Silva in Nuevo Chimbote. The incident occurred on August 13.

Judge Efer Díaz Uriarte of the Juzgado de Flagrancia sentenced Julio De Coll Llanos and Francisco Figueroa Estrada to 3 years and 4 months of effective prison time for aggravated theft. The two must also pay a joint civil reparation of S/ 3,000.

Additionally, Marbil Arnol Cerna Pérez and Hilda Mercedes Briceño Acevedo received 3 years and 4 months of suspended prison sentences for aggravated receiving of stolen goods. The stolen items, which were recovered during an operation at a local scrap yard, included several high-value laptops and an Apple smartphone.