A man was captured by neighbors of the San Pedrito neighborhoodin the city of Santiago de Cubaafter allegedly snatching a cell phone to a girl.
A video shared on social networks by journalist Yosmany Mayeta showed the moment in which the individual, with his hands tied, was cornered by some neighbors who spoke with him and ensured that he did not escape.
Although what they were talking cannot be heard in the images, it is clear that the man responded to everything they said to him, in a context of general uproar.
According to the communicator – who cited witness statements – The incident occurred on Bacardi Street.
The minor – whose age has not been revealed – was sitting with her grandparents at the door of her home when the alleged thief snatched the cell phone from her hands and ran away.
“The alleged kidnapper was put on a patrol car after a while after the neighbors had called the police, and he was taken to a unit in the main municipality.”concluded Mayeta Labrada.
As of the writing of this note, there are no other details about the robbery, nor is the identity of the alleged thief known.
In the comments section of the publication, dozens of Internet users They questioned the effectiveness of police action in such casesincreasingly frequent throughout the country, in a context of growing poverty and economic crisis.
Others said they knew the alleged thief and were surprised because they stated that they would never have imagined him capable of something like that.
In May, the Cuban government recognized that its “iron fist” policy of confronting crime was not working, and that criminal “phenomena” continued to proliferate in society.
This was recognized by authorities during a meeting of the working group for the prevention and confrontation of crimes and illegalities, held in the halls of the Palace of the Revolution.
Headed by the Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, the meeting served to analyze the result of the “confrontation” in the month of April. According to the Presidency website, the head of government indicated that “There is no progress in identifying and eliminating the causes and conditions that favor the proliferation of these phenomena.”
