A year of penal reform in Congress

2011 Culminated as a year of reforms to the code of criminal procedure, children, children and adolescents and the Civil Code, which were motivated by the rise of crime and the crime concerned all sectors is society, as well as the adoption of laws that shaped and made possible the election of judges of the high courts.

Although it was not finally met with the allocation of 4 per cent of the gross domestic product for the educational sector, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Abel Martinez, considered a major achievement that is has risen 20 billion pesos more budget aimed at this sector 2012, representing an increase of the stated amount of 2% to 2.9% over 2011.

Year was many picketing and vigils against the National Congress, in particular those who claimed in fulfilment of the assignment of the 4% that orders the Education Act sponsored by organizations gathered u000athe Coalition for an education worthy.

This claim was supported by broad political and social sectors and to diplomats, as showed it the support of the public of the Embassy of the United States.

The requirement of compliance with the 5% was joined by concerts and other manifestations of claim for the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD).

The modifications that more contradictions raised were which increased the penalties of 3 to 10 years in prison for minors aged between 13 and 15 years of age, as well as an increase of 5 to 15 years of the maximum penalty of imprisonment for minors who commit offences between 16 and 18 years of age.

Research rose from 10 to 30 days to minors who have committed criminal acts and approved the sentences run on of deprivation of liberty special centres for adolescents, other than those intended for the prison population adult.

u000aVerify if the person is a minor bone tests must be made to establish their age accurately and that the Court to decide on the matter will always be that of children and adolescents.

Changes to the code of criminal procedure occurred in 75 articles, number 179, which authorizes the judge to sort places at night records provided in the case of drug trafficking, kidnapping or terrorism. modifications to these codes were made in the Chamber of Deputies and this year should be known by the Senate.

Tax reform
Sometida the Executive power, approved a tax reform which taxed to export processing zones and gaming, and increased the income tax to legal persons from 25% to a 29%

Were also approved the law on HIV and AIDS in the development of the mortgage market and the trust, and that of agricultural insurance. Another device was the project u000athat creates the Dominican College of nursing professionals, and which empowers the Ministry of higher education, science and technology to deliver exequatur to the professionals who have completed their university studies.

Was also enacted the law that regulates the vote of Dominicans and Dominican abroad, for the election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic and the deputies of overseas.

Another approved piece was the law that authorizes the use of a part of the funds of pension for the construction of housing, and from money laundering from drug trafficking Act was amended. 2011 Highlighted the adoption of the organic laws of the National Council of the judiciary, the judiciary, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Constitutional Court, as well as the national development strategy.

EL "reparto"
high courts. The civic movement citizen participation described in u000afrustratoria the formation of the high courts, after considering it as a deal between the loyal to Fernandez and Vargas, ignoring the curriculum and the capacity of dozens of independent Jurists. Cristóbal Rodríguez, Aura Celeste Fernandez and the judges who voted dissidents on the resource of the SunLand was put as an example.

75 Years
the limit. Highlights debates that have arisen by the setting of 75 years as the age limit to be judge of the Supreme Court of Justice, which prevented magistrates as Luciano Pichardo opt for the Presidency of the Supreme Court or stay the same. Pichardo would have been contested by the PRD to occupy that post and preside over the Court constitutional.

Development
approvals. Other approved initiatives were the law on Animal protection, the organic law on disabilities, the law regulating the holding of non-Catholic religious marriages and the national strategy for u000aDevelopment. The law which regulates the vote of Dominicans abroad, the law on money laundering coming from drug trafficking and that creates the Colegio Dominicano of the nursing.

education
increase. Although it was not finally met with the allocation of 4 per cent of the gross domestic product for the educational sector, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Abel Martinez, considered a major achievement that has provision was 20 billion dollars more for the 2012 budget allocated to this sector, which represented an increase, taking 2% to 2.9% to education resources.

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