The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, said Monday that the new Criminal Code of the Dominican Republic (Law No. 74-25), promulgated by President Luis Abinader, will pass the sedage of the Constitutional Court and replace the current one since 1884.
“But totally”the congressman replied bluntly when asked about it.
«It may be that some article does not find, because it occurs: you end a commission law or technicians end their technical work, but the work of democracy comes, and how is it decided?: By majority. For example: the last 64 modifications, which took us about five hours and was a public discussion, were by vote, and in a vote, unfortunately you cannot determine exactly if a position is constitutional or not, because those are filters that go later. That is why the laws have two approvals in each chamber and that is why there are so many sedases that you have to run, ”he explained.
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Pacheco said that, during the process of approval of the regulations – which includes new criminal types – in the National Congress, legislators acted with respect to the established procedures.
“We are very sure that the procedures were not violated, because we, first, know our subject, and second, we were very well aid …”, said the deputy.
Promulgation is an act of courage and courage
Similarly, Alfredo Pacheco described as an act of courage and courage, by President Luis Abinader, the promulgation of the new Criminal Code, and expressed his confidence that he will enter into force in August 2026.
“Promulgar is an act of great courage and courage from the president of the Republic, which put in the first order all the novelties that we can have from this Criminal Code,” he emphasized.
In addition, the deputy for the official Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) stressed that “a good part of the Dominican people did want this law to be approved.”
Alfredo Pacheco’s statements were pronounced during an interview on the television program “El Día”, which journalists Edith Febles, Germán Marte and Amelia Deschamps.
The advances of the new Criminal Code
It should be noted that the new Dominican Criminal Code contemplates new criminal types, among which are: terrorism, hired, genocide; Very serious war infractions, infractions against humanity and forced disappearance of people.
It also includes typifications such as Feminicideaggravated feminicide, related feminicide, related violence in femicide scenario; suicide induction, Suicide cooperation; Damage with chemical substances (Devil’s acid)doping damage, among others, as well as the accumulation of penalties.
In the same way, this reform to the Criminal Code contains novelties such as the one that stands out Article 52in which it is pointed out that The applicable penalty limit In the contest of very serious infractions that lead to penalties of the same nature, it may not be more than sixty years in prison.
Also, this proposal punishes The reckless attack on life; Responsibility of legal entity for a guilty attack against life; bullying, aggravated bullying; Commercial operations with children and adolescents.
In the new text, the prescription of the crimes of public corruption at age 20, and the municipalities, municipalities, municipal districts and the joints of the municipal districts are exempted from criminal responsibility.
On the other hand, sexual orientation is excluded as a protected category against discrimination and prohibition of the use of physical punishments against minors.
In addition, it establishes responsibilities of legal entity that cause disabilities with more than 60 days, among others of great importance for the Dominicans and the justice system in general.
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