The president Dina Boluarte He once again referred to the issue of the death penalty against child rapists and his intention to initiate the process so that the issue is debated.
“We ratify our proposal to open the debate on the death penalty against minor rapists, a scourge that should not have any space in our society, neither in the streets, nor in prisons,” he said during the VI Council of Regional State in Piura.
As is known, the death penalty is an issue that has aroused all kinds of opinions in the political class, after the president herself brought it to light a few days ago during a statement regarding the cruel murder of a 12-year-old girl. of Villa María del Triunfo.
“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 at that time.
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).”
BACK CABINET
For his part, the Minister of Defense, Walter Astudillo, said during a session of the Council of Ministers that the cabinet agrees with the position expressed by the president of starting a debate on the relevance of applying the death penalty to child rapists. .
Astudillo, who is in charge of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers because Minister Gustavo Adrianzén is on an official mission in Paris, made this statement after expressing, on behalf of the Executive Branch, his deep rejection and condemnation of the horrendous crime of a minor. 12 years old in the district of Villa María del Triunfo (VMT).
“In that line, as a ministerial cabinet we agree with the position of the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, of inviting the debate to analyze the relevance and need of applying the death penalty to minor rapists,” he expressed.
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