The initiative obtained majority opinion in the Criminal Legislation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. It also increases penalties to cable theft.
On a legislative day marked by the generalized boycott of Peronism in the Chamber of Deputiesthe ruling party reached consensus to advance a new project of Criminal reform: aggravation for Crimes of theft of cars, motorcycles and cables for later sale as auto parts or supplies.
The opinion achieved in the Criminal Legislation Commission points to the modification of Articles 166 and 277 of the Criminal Code. Obtained the backs of the blocks of the Pro, La Libertad progresses, Federal Meeting, Interior League, Civic Coalition and Federal Innovation.
The project increases The penalty time of the multiple modalities of car and motorcycleswith Emphasis on premeditation: Aggravating detail for the use of inhibitors, cloned keys or other vehicles to facilitate leakage. In addition, the circulation with motorcycles without the documentation that proves its legal possession will be established as a lack of gravity.
On the other hand, the initiative also includes greater penalties to the Theft of cables, pipes and metalswith aggravating if public services are affected, such as light or water. Simultaneously, it will be considered aggravated cover -up for clandestine sale markets of cell phones, copper or spare parts that come from a robbery.
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Debate in the Criminal Legislation Commission
The meeting extended for twenty minutes and was marked by the absence of the union block by the countrywhich quorum gave and withdrew from space. On behalf of Peronism, and before the legislators, the Rionegrino are lifted Martín Soria He analyzed that “we think they are trying Punitivist marketing projects, merely electoral, And all they do is increase the minimum of penalties as if that were going to solve the problems that Argentines have. “
In this regard, the head of the Criminal Legislation Commission, The Cordoba Laura Rodríguez Machado (Pro) He said that “his work is not going to be paralyzed because of any judicial ruling. Congress must continue to function with institutional responsibility” Our obligation is with society and with the law, ”he added.
In turn, one of the authors of the initiative, the Cordoba Juan Brugge (Federal Meeting), He explained that the reform points to that “when they are minimal of so low penalties, reality has shown that the corresponding judicial investigation is not even done“In turn, the Cordoba Cecilia Ibáñez (MID) He pointed out that in his province there were “5338 complaints” of robberies by motorcyclists: “If they think this is not enough, they do not notice the difference that Argentina changed, the crime changed and the danger changed.”
Source: Ambito
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