NewsWhore
06-23-2006, 03:10 PM
Santo Domingo Senator Jose Tomas Perez is asking for less talk, less theorizing and fewer workshops and more action to combat crime. Perez had proposed a bill that aims to modify the Penal Procedures Code that was rejected by Supreme Court president Jorge Subero Isa, who stated that the changes would violate the constitution and should be studied further. Perez says that his proposal seeks to avoid what is happening now that repeat criminals are released, despite having cases open for murders, kidnapping and other serious crimes. "The Penal Procedures Code is not to be blamed for the increase in crime, but there are articles and dispositions within that code that are incentives for crime," he stated. "Our proposal was sent to a special Senate commission and we invite all citizens to contribute their ideas," he stated.
Today's Listin Diario publishes an editorial in support of the modifications, stating that it is shameful that the Police frequently arrests criminals with long criminal records for more recent crimes and that these individuals are still free on the streets given the facilities in the present code that allows them to be released promptly. The newspaper says that the modifications would enable a criminal with open cases in the justice to be retained in prison, and would reinstate the 48-hour period for the arrest of an individual without a trial, and modify procedures that are being used as loopholes for prompt release.
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Today's Listin Diario publishes an editorial in support of the modifications, stating that it is shameful that the Police frequently arrests criminals with long criminal records for more recent crimes and that these individuals are still free on the streets given the facilities in the present code that allows them to be released promptly. The newspaper says that the modifications would enable a criminal with open cases in the justice to be retained in prison, and would reinstate the 48-hour period for the arrest of an individual without a trial, and modify procedures that are being used as loopholes for prompt release.
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