An angry mob of people nearly lynched an alleged criminal in the sector of Maranatha in the tourist community of Sosua. The unfortunate individual was severely beaten after he had been trapped stealing electric wiring and cables. The thief’s identity is still unknown. After he was caught, his hands and feet were tied and he placed facedown on the pavement. His pants were lowered to uncover the gluteus maximus and with a piece of the same wiring that he had stolen minutes before he was given a serious whipping. All of this was taped by a young man with a telephone and the video was uploaded to social media. The thief was saved from a near lynching because of the intervention by a National Police patrol who took the individual to a medical facility where he received attention. So far the authorities have said nothing about the incident. It should be noted that because of the increase in robberies and the lack of security, many citizens have opted to take justice in their own hands, although they have been warned that these actions violate judicial norms in the country.
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El Dia
26 November 2018
