By Nelson Bolos
CABANATUAN
CITY -- Carnappers will now think twice before stealing a vehicle.
This
came as the police here charged an arrested “carnapper” under the “New Anti
Carnapping Law of 2016”, otherwise known as Republic Act 10883.
The
new law, which repealed RA 6539 (Anti
Carnapping Act of 1972), took effect only last July 17.
In
an earlier news, Supt Ponciano Zafra announced the arrest of Paulo Ramos
Anasco, 26, of Barangay Camp Tinio, who was apprehended while selling a stolen
Kawasaki Bajaj motorcycle to a policeman along Felipe
Vergara Road, Barangay Talipapa, this City last Nov. 6.
Anasco, along with his two companions who eluded
arrest but left behind another stolen motorcycle, were charged of RA 10883
before the City Prosecutors Office.
The
motorcycle turned out to be owned by Antonio Martinez whose tricycle was
carnapped near the city’s public
market.
In
his own complaint, Martinez positively identified Anasco and his companions who
took his tricycle last August 25.
“Under
the new (anti-carnapping) law, a carnapper may be imprisoned for 30 to 40 years
if there was intimidation or force, and if it was committed by a group or gang
or syndicate, they will not be allowed to post bail”, Zafra said.
The
law also penalizes for 6 to 12 years imprisonment to a “person who conceals a
carnapping” which means a person can be liable for carnapping if a carnapped
vehicle or any part of it is found in his possession.
“A
motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, engine block or chassis not registered
with the LTO shall be presumed as a carnapped vehicle, an untaxed imported
vehicle, or a vehicle proceeding from illegal sources unless proven otherwise
and shall be confiscated in favor of the government”, also says Section 8 of
the 2016 anti-carnapping law.
“Given the very stiff penalties, this law, once
properly disseminated, will be a good deterrent for carnapping. We hope the
dissemination of this law will totally stop motornapping,” said Zafra.
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