La Paz, March 29 (Prensa Latina) The House of Representatives of Bolivia passed modifications to the Penal Abbreviation Law that strengthen punishments for homicide in order to protect minors and women against violence, one of the latent problems today in society. Although the amendments of the Penal Code from the Proceeding and the Law of the Public Ministry make viable the judicial processes and reduce preventive detention in order to decrease the amount of prisoners, they also shield the Law 348 in order to guarantee women a life free of violence.
The legal minimum punishment for homicide will be raised from five to ten years, whereas the sentence will be fourteen to twenty-five, in cases with victim minors between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, in accordance with the proposals of the lawmakers, whose revision the Lower House will resume on April 2nd, and then will pass it to the Senate.
The House Speaker Victor Borda commented on the severity of these norms that arises from the Public Ministry improperly negotiating the corresponding punishments on many occasions.
Borda considered the incorporation of other elements to the project important in order to collaborate with the victims and avoid delays in the process.
As for the protection of minors, they established measures that speed up the process and minimize the suffering caused by delays in the forensic and police investigations.
Other regulations support a larger immediate protection for cases of assault or rape, independent of the age of the victims.
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The House Speaker Victor Borda commented on the severity of these norms that arises from the Public Ministry improperly negotiating the corresponding punishments on many occasions.
Borda considered the incorporation of other elements to the project important in order to collaborate with the victims and avoid delays in the process.
As for the protection of minors, they established measures that speed up the process and minimize the suffering caused by delays in the forensic and police investigations.
Other regulations support a larger immediate protection for cases of assault or rape, independent of the age of the victims.
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