Congressman David Jiménez has presented a constitutional reform project so that those sentenced for crimes of terrorismapology of terrorism, corruption of officials, illicit drug trafficking, rape and kidnapping can access positions of popular election.
“It is unacceptable that people who do not believe in democracy and the rule of law, who, on the contrary, seek to destroy it, can access positions within the same democratic system, nor can those who hold public office have committed crimes and used the funds. state for their own benefit,” said the legislator for Fuerza Popular.
The legislative initiative proposes the modification of article 34-A of the Constitution with the purpose of prohibiting the postulation to positions of popular election to those sentenced for terrorism and other serious crimes.
In this sense, article 34-A would be worded as follows: “Persons against whom a conviction or execution sentence is handed down for the commission of crimes of terrorism, apology for terrorism, trafficking, are prevented from running for elected office. illicit drugs, violation of sexual freedom, embezzlement, corruption of officials and kidnapping; the impediment is applicable even if they had been rehabilitated”.
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“Persons on whom a conviction issued in the first instance falls, as perpetrators or accomplices, for the commission of an intentional crime are also prevented from applying.”
Jiménez specified that the prohibition to run for elected positions for those convicted of terrorism and apology for it was contemplated in the Organic Law of Elections, but the Constitutional Court recently declared it unconstitutional.
Now, the project presented will have to be ruled on by the Constitution Commission of Parliament.
