The second vice president of congress and parliamentarian of Alliance for Progress (APP), Lady Camonesreferred to the bill that authorizes chemical castration for rapists, approved this Wednesday in the Council of Ministers.
In this regard, the parliamentarian pointed out that the measure is not the “more suitable” and that other immediate solutions are needed for the country’s minors.
“In 2018, through Congress, a law was issued that applied more severe penalties, such as the fact that we now have life imprisonment for the rape of minors. But it is understood that, upon serving a life sentence, he would no longer apply the chemical castration system,” Camones told Canal N.
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The congresswoman said that they are going to evaluate the proposal of the Executivebut stressed that “work regarding all this criminal problem requires preventive work”, the latter in reference to the “psychological disorder of people who dare to mistreat children.”
“In that sense, let us see in the Congress, perhaps, improve this bill that the Executive is sending us and propose other alternatives so that together we can pass a law that is really effective and really is what the population needs”, said the parliamentarian.
Regarding the decision of APP Regarding this bill, he said that he has not yet talked with his caucus, but that chemical castration “is not the solution to all this problem.”
Executive approves bill on chemical castration of rapists
East Wednesday, April 20, the Council of Ministers approved the bill that will implement chemical castration for rapists of minors. This was confirmed by the Minister of Ministry of Justice, Felix Cheroat a press conference.
the owner of the PCM, Anibal Torres, He commented that the approval of this legislative initiative will depend on the decision made by Parliament. This April 21, it will be presented to Congress for debate and subsequent approval, reported the Executive.
