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Deputies approve second reading project increases up to 15 years the penalty to minors
posted on: Nov 23 2011 7:57 by RDugey. Viewed 13 times.
The Chamber of Deputies yesterday increased the maximum sentence of 3 to 10 years in prison for young offenders aged between 13 and 15 years; and from 5 to 15 years of imprisonment to which offenders aged between 16 and 18 years.
To approve at second reading the modification of the code for the protection of children and adolescents or the juvenile code, legislators welcomed a favourable report by the Standing Committee on justice reform articles 223, 224, 279 291, 296, 339, 340, 380 and suppresses article 350 legislation.
The proposal now goes to the Senate and her could be on agenda in the coming days
The past November 8, Deputies approved the piece at first reading, that in the coming days will be sent to the Senate of the Republic.
The piece raises of 10 to 30 days research minors that are committed within a criminal. done
In addition, article 380, u000athat indicates that the penalties will be implemented in deprivation of liberty of special centres for adolescents, which will be different from those intended for the prison population adult.
Also article 224, which provides that when a person claims to be underage, they should be specialized tests that allow to establish their age accurately, and whose only paragraph indicates that in all cases minors shall be presumed until evidence to the contrary, and that the Court to decide on the matter will always be that of children, and adolescents.
The changes to article 291 establishes that the provisional deprivation of liberty ordered by a judge during the investigation, will have a duration of four months and may be extended giving the reasons to the judge for children and adolescents.
On the facts of flagrante delicto, those who make the arrest must immediately turn the Public Ministry of the u000ajurisdiction of minors to the accused and, in turn, must submit the charge at the latest within 30 days following.
Similarly, article 339 provides that deprivation of liberty final in a specialized center, to be applied when the adolescent person be declared responsible for irrevocable judgment by the Commission of homicide, permanent physical injuries, rape and sexual assault, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, sale and distribution of drugs and breaches of criminal law in force that are punished with terms of imprisonment greater of five years.
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