Local September 21, 2016 - 3:49 pm

Main suspect in fatal armored truck heist might surrender

Santo Domingo.-The son of retired general Rafael PercivalPeña, John Emilio Percival Matos, linked to the fatal armored truck heist ??inBella Vista, could be handed over to Police in the next few hours by members ofthe National Human Rights Commission (CNH).

CNH president Manuel Maria Mercedes confirmed the information."I think at any time we would be calling you as media for him to surrenderthrough Human Rights and a commission that has been asked of us and that we aretrying to establish."

He said despite not being in contact with Percival Matos forseveral days he has been talking with his father in that regard.

Mercedes spoke at National Police headquarters where hehanded over two youngsters sought for questioning.

Nonetheless a source close to the investigation tolddiarioibre.com that during the visit, Mercedes discussed details of the possiblesurrender with Police spokesman Nelson Rosario.

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