The prosecution will review the sentences it demands for the defendants in the ‘Acuamed’ case, more than 40, after the investigating judge requested the Public Prosecutor to do so.
The law promoted by the PSOE and Unidas Podemos, which repeals the offense of sedition and amends the offense of embezzlement, will come into force next Thursday. This reform of criminal law It took the lead in the Senate with the majority adding PSOE, ERC, Bildu, PNV and Més per Mallorca against the rejection of PP, Vox, Ciudadanos, UPN, Junts, PRC, Coalition Canaria, Teruel Existe, PAR and the two independent parliamentarians. For their part, the senators of Más Madrid, Geroa Bai and Compromís decided to abstain.
With the new reform, the crime of seditionto become an aggravated public disorder, and the maximum sentence of 15 years becomes 5.
Meanwhile, the maximum sentence for non-profit embezzlement is reduced to 4 years, when up to 8 years can now be imposed and to 12 years if the amount embezzled exceeds 250,000 euros.
For example, the defense of those convicted of the independence referendum held in Catalonia on October 1, 2017 will request the Supreme Court (TS) to acquit them of the crimes of sedition and eclipseonce the reform that repeals the first illegal act takes effect this Thursday and creates reduced rates for the second.
Revision of the sentences imposed for the suspects in ‘Acuamed’
The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Anti-Corruption will review the penalties that calls for the suspects in the ‘Acuamed’ case, more than 40, after the investigating judge asked the prosecution to do so by warning that the misappropriation reform could lead to reduced sentences.
This is confirmed by tax sources consulted by the Europa Press news agency, who state that all requests must now be reviewed. As for the effect it may have on the charge, they prefer not to bring anything forward until they have completed the analysis.
The branch of ‘Acuamed’ instructed by the National Court investigates alleged crimes of embezzlement, as well as fraud, bribery, lying, deception, influence, belonging to a criminal organization and machination to change the price of public tenders.
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