I subero warns about the changes to the code

The President of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Jorge Subero Isa, warned that 75 amendments adopted at first reading of the criminal procedure code (CPP), such as those adopted in the juvenile code, should not fight with the spirit of the Constitution guarantees and international treaties.

Subero Isa said that it will be a matter of time for which the country will realize if the problem of violence and crime is solved with the mounting sentences or if it is in the society

"Anywhere in the world the increase in penalties has helped reduce violence or crime, but respect the right of Congress to introduce changes it deems of place", emphasized.

Argued for amendments to any legal regulations should take into account the criteria set out in the Constitution, which ensured that it provides greater guarantees for human rights u000athat the current code procedural criminal.

Matching
"Would have to see what will be the behavior of the Constitutional Court when you have that match rules of adjective with one of a substantive nature such as the Constitution of the Republic", exhibited.

On their side, Marisol Tobal, Deputy Prosecutor for children and adolescents, considered that with the increase in penalties for minors not will be resolved the problems of crime and criminality in the country. "That not be continue punishing poverty in the country, because these teenagers are the vast majority of slum and cannot read or write, and they have not had the opportunity to have a family, education and live a happy life as a child", stated.

Argued that it will deposit its position on the issue and felt that not they should continue becoming the victim a perpetrator, so should be encouraged is a country on the adolescents do not have the u000aneed to commit an offence.

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