Smokescreen? Just one day after learning that disapproval of her management now reaches 91%, according to the latest Ipsos survey, the president of the Republic, Dina Boluartestated that “it is time to open the debate on the death penalty for child rapists.”
“We cannot allow these types of criminals to remain on the streets or have any type of benefits, we should not have any type of contemplation with those who dare to touch our children,” he said. He did it in the midst of citizen stupor over the cruel murder of a 12-year-old girl from Villa María del Triunfo (see page 15).
Immediately, various authorities spoke out on the issue. Some, like the president of Congress, Eduardo Salhuana, with caution: “It is a controversial issue that must be discussed calmly”; Others, such as the mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, openly expressed their support: “I support her on this issue, we have to get out of the Court (of San José).”
Tested capacity
Political analyst José Carlos Requena, however, warned that what the president would seek “in a wrong way” is “to get out of that space of minimal popularity that she has shown for several months” with a proposal that “if there is genuine will, the Executive will have to be reflected in a bill.”
“Meanwhile, what is going to be tested is the president’s ability to put an issue on the national agenda,” he told Peru21TV.
Requena maintained that the approach could be perceived by citizens in general “as one more step in this erratic management” of Dina Boluarte, especially in light of the latest Ipsos survey, and even more so if the Government does not present a concrete approach. black and white. “The issue will become an anecdotal fact for the population,” he indicated.
I KNEW THAT
In October 2023, Boluarte proposed that the Penal Code be modified to carry out summary proceedings against the perpetrators of serious crimes such as the rape of minors.
On that occasion, he also demanded the application of life sentences.
However, his proposal was not reflected in an Executive bill.
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