The Collegiate Court of Monsignor Nouel (Bonao) sentenced José Radhamés Lorenzo to the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison for the murder of journalist Blas Olivo on 12 April 2015. In the same case, Joel Peña Rodríguez, Iván Eliceo de León Ramón, José Manuel Vargas Rodríguez, Draily Francisco Vásquez and Wilmer de Jesús Camacho were sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The group was found guilty of criminal association, voluntary homicide, aggravated robbery, crime followed by another crime, and illegal carrying and possession of weapons.
Olivo was shot several times after being intercepted by the accused. His body was found in the community of Piedra Blanca, in the province of Monseñor Nouel, after being reported missing. The vehicle was found later abandoned on a farm off the road to La Vega.
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Listin Diario
24 June 2019