In addition to eliminating the crime of sedition and replacing it with another of “aggravated law and order,” other legal reforms have been proposed.
The penal code reform bill introduced this Friday by the socialist group and United We Can, which bans the crime of sedition, will enter into force 20 days after its publication in the Government Gazette, as indicated. And it specifies that the law will be applied retroactively “if its provisions are more favorable to the defendant, even if the acts were committed before its entry into force.”
These are the axes of the initiative:
– The current crime of sedition and is replaced by another of “aggravated public order”. The text proposes sentences of 3 to 5 years in prison and 6 to 8 years imprisonment, compared to 10 to 15 years in prison and expulsion of 10 to 15 years under the current law. The proposal proposes this reduction after repealing Article 544 of the Criminal Code — which defines the offense of sedition — and amending Article 557.
– Article 173 is reformed to introduce a specific punishment among crimes against moral integrity for those who: hide a corpse, for the extra suffering it causes. Under the proposal, anyone who “repeatedly” hides information from relatives or relatives of the victim will be punished with a prison term of six months to two years.
– In addition to the Criminal Code, the proposed law reforms the Organic Anti-Smuggling Act to try to make the prosecution more effective smuggling of defense equipment or dual-use products and technology. Thus, the “conspiracy and proposal” to commit that crime is specifically punished.
– The reform also transposes several European directives, such as the one adopted in 2019 to fight against fraud and counterfeiting means of payment other than cash, such as bank cards or travellers’ cheques.
– A 2019 directive is also being transposed that aims to give national competition authorities the means to competition rules and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and another on criminal sanctions applicable to market abuse.
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Source: EITB
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