The president of Congress, Fernando Rospigliosipresented a bill so that members of the Armed forces and of the National Police They do not have criminal responsibility when they use their weapons in defense of public order and against attacks against public or private infrastructure.
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The project establishes that both Armed Forces and PNP personnel who, in the exercise of their functions and protecting public or private facilities, as well as the life and integrity of people, cause injuries or death when using their weapons in a regulatory manner, will not be held criminally responsible.
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“Civil reparation is determined jointly with the penalty and is a right that only corresponds to the victim of the crime (…) Payment of civil reparation does not correspond to those who are exempt from criminal responsibility,” states the project that seeks to modify articles 20 and 92 of the Penal Code.
The initiative, currently in the Justice Commission, supports that, after the presidential vacancy of Pedro Castillo due to an attempted coup d’état, social demonstrations and protest mobilizations were recorded throughout the country.
In that sense, the Fujimori congressman seeks to sanction the protesters by arguing that during these mobilizations, damage was reported to police stations, headquarters of the Judiciary and various State entities. He also adds that in the city of Juliaca two police officers were attacked.
“It cannot be that those who defended the constitutional order are today persecuted by the prosecutor’s office,” the Fujimori congressman apologized after being consulted about the controversial project.
In this regard, Congresswoman Ruth Luque questioned the initiative and described it as unnecessary, since it justifies abuses. “Yesterday was December 10, Human Rights Day, obviously Rospigliosi needed to make an anti-rights announcement. Not happy with all the impunity laws they approved, now the law to justify the abuses,” he said
