Members adopted the code of criminal procedure

The Chamber of Deputies approved in second reading amendments to the criminal procedure code, so it will be now sent to the Senate of the Republic.

Some 126 voted in favour of the draft, which had only a single change to what was approved in the first discussion and recognition of the General Directorate of prisons, as Agency legal.

Among the amendments adopted at first reading is article 38, which sets out the conciliation in the field of domestic violence will seek only if physical or psychic the victim's integrity is not in danger

Also establishes the prescription of the offence, allow for drug searches be night, review of cases on appeal, and the deadlines.

Another element to be included in the code of criminal procedure is relating to domestic violence that will be of public order, i.e., that the public prosecutor's Office and the State may continue to be the u000aprosecution of cases though the aggrieved that social factors do not go to justice and to dismiss the case.

Justice will follow to the cases reported by women despite withdrawing the complaint.

Other changes within the changes
rises to three years maximum the penalty tax of deprivation of liberty to apply the criterion of opportunity by the Public Prosecutor; moved to public action blows and wounds caused by domestic violence also move from public to private instance action the invasion and occupation of property, as well as the falsification of cheques.

Extend the period of pre-trial detention to 36 months for complex declared cases; expands the range for researchers under reserve whose tax penalty is equal to or greater than three years, and extended reservation of identity to 18 months.

Is extended to 10 days time to answer the appeal u000aregular and 20 days the deadline for submitting appeal sentence and 10 days the reply of the appeal of sentences, and empowers the public prosecutor's Office to capture the convicted person and send it to the judge of the sentence.

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