They approve the modification of the code of criminal procedure

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved the claimed modification to the code procedure criminal (CPP), which prevents, among other measures, the conciliation by domestic violence and expands up to two years detention pre-trial.

According to the article adopted on first reading, the instrumentation of a case to declare complex could last between 18 to 36 months.

The piece would need a second reading, which would be at the meeting next Tuesday, and then the approval of the Senate. This measure is intended to combat the high rates of violence and crime in the country. Many sectors coincide in stating that the current CCP has contributed to high rates of crime and others say that it has multiple causes.

Changes include raising three years the maximum of the tax penalty of deprivation of liberty to apply the criterion of opportunity by the public prosecutor's Office; moved to public action blows and wounds u000acaused by domestic violence; and establishing the conciliation in the field of domestic violence will seek only if you are not at risk the physical and psychological integrity of the victim.

They also move public action to private instance the invasion and occupation of property, as well as the falsification of cheques, and extends the period of pre-trial detention to 36 months in the case declared complexes.

In addition, the range expands to researchers under reserve whose tax penalty is equal to or greater than three years, and extended reservation of identity to 18 months. Extends to 10 days the time limit to answer the regular appeal to 20 days the deadline for submitting the appeal of sentencia and within 10 days the reply of the appeal of sentences, and empowers the public prosecutor's Office to capture to el condemned and send it to the judge of the sentence.

Prohibits approach u000aopportunity in the case of infractions such as porting and illegal possession of firearms or violation of the law on drugs.

Addition, prohibits the application of conditional suspension of the penalty in the field of domestic violence, although the penalty does not exceed the limit laid down in the code provides free legal assistance to the victim and their right to present conclusive Act, although the public prosecutor's Office to remove the file; is recognized the right to the complainant requested the Declaration in absentia of the imputed.

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Other changes QUE SE INTRODUCIRÁN A code
registration of NARCO night and KIDNAPPING
also is extended to 12 months the additional term of all ordinary criminal proceedings, and is computed the beginning of the term, from the application of measures of coercion or presentation of charges, it authorizes the judge to grant the registration of places at night in case of drug trafficking, kidnapping or u000aterrorism.

Another novelty is that takes away the faculty the police request search warrant for the registration of premises private in the absence of the public prosecutor's Office or emergency. Imposing ex officio pre-trial detention on facts whose tax penalty is 20 years or more.

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