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Alexis Jiménez / Hoy
The Special Committee of the Chamber of Deputies assigned to review the 419-article Penal Code project has proposed amendments to articles 14, 20, 24, 73, 86, 87, 89, 109, 111, 113, 123, 127, 130, 132, 133, 135, 136, and 139, as well as articles 140, 161, 220, 288, 289, 290, 295, 302, and 328.
Alexis Jiménez, the chairman of the Special Committee, during his appearance at the Weekly Lunch hosted by Grupo de Comunicaciones Corripio, shared the information. Jimenez explained the committee did not present a concluding report. Nevertheless, he defended the bill describing it as a modern Penal Code.
The Chamber of Deputies had sought to pass the bill as received from the Senate. The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco (PRM-National District) had highlighted that it was a giant leap from the previous code. The advocates of the Senate bill said that around 70...
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