Jury Court condemns two military police officers for the death of a lawyer in Goiânia after 14 years

After 14 years, the Goiânia Jury Court convicted two military police officers and acquitted a third for the death of lawyer Davi Sebba Ramalho, in a supermarket parking lot, in Goiânia.

Military Police soldier Jonathas Atenevir Jordão, identified as the perpetrator of the crime, was sentenced to 12 years for qualified homicide and acquitted of weapons charges. Lieutenant Ednailton Pereira de Souza received a 10-year sentence for simple murder and possession of a weapon. Sergeant Luiz Frederico de Oliveira was acquitted of all charges.

The sentence was read on Friday night (2), after two days of trial. g1 contacted the defense of the three accused for a position. Before the trial concluded, Jonathas' defense reinforced that he was innocent. g1 was unable to contact the defense of the other two accused until the last update of this report.

The crime

Lawyer Davi Sebba was 38 years old when he was killed with a gunshot to the chest, on July 5, 2012, in the parking lot of a supermarket located on Avenida T-9, in Goiânia. At the time, the police claimed that they were carrying out an operation against drug trafficking and stated that the victim had reacted to the armed approach.

However, investigations and expert reports showed that the lawyer was unarmed, with his hands on the steering wheel, when he was hit, and that a gun was inserted into the car by the agents to simulate a non-existent confrontation.

Expected moment

To g1, Pedro Ivo, the lawyer's brother, said during the trial that the moment was long awaited by the family. He defended that police officers had the right to defend themselves, but said he hoped they would be convicted.

"After 14 years, today we are starting this trial that I hope will take place in the fairest way possible, and that the accused will even have the chance to defend themselves, something that my brother did not have. But that, in the end, all three police officers will be convicted for all the crimes they committed", argued the brother.