Senior officials at the Subaltern Air Customs of Barcelona, Anzotegui State, have conducted an irregular procedure against a passenger from whom their iPhone 14 Plus model phone was stolen arbitrarily.
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“No one has a phone bill,” protested the citizen, who recorded the episode and later reported it on social networks.
“It's different in this case,” argued the Senat official.
“Well, I don't have it. “What shall we do with the phone?” asked the owner.
“Well, if I have the invoice, all will be well,” replied the uniformed man.
“If not, is the phone retained?” The user asked the question again.
“No,” the officer assured lightly.
However, the promise remained intact because after a few minutes the citizen was forced to hand over his cell phone to another officer.
“If I don't present it, Sennett will have the phone,” he commented matter-of-factly when he was forced to drop it in the office.
“We're going to continue to retain the phone (…) you have to submit the invoice,” the official told the user, feigning regret.
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This is not the first time that officials assigned to Venezuelan government agencies have tried to commit illegal thefts with the same flimsy excuse of an invoice. Iconic was the case of a PNB official seeking proof of payment to a screwdriver in Falcon state.
What does Venezuelan law say about these cases?
Specifically, Article 794 of the Civil Code of Venezuela establishes that “In respect of movable property, the titles of its character and bearer create the same effect as title, in favor of third parties in possession, goodwill. This rule does not apply to universal furniture“.
This means that citizens do not need to travel around the national territory with invoices for all their belongings, to verify that they belong to their rightful owners.
