NewsWhore
01-31-2007, 04:40 PM
The Chamber of Deputies is poised to reject a bill that seeks to establish that children between the ages of 16 and 18 can be tried as adults in a court of law. Teodoro Reyes (PLD) submitted the bill to the Chamber citing the increase in juvenile crimes as his motivation. Opponents of the measure explain that the DR would be in violation of many international agreements and covenants that protect the rights of children, and that the country would be subject to sanctions by international organizations. Many who oppose the bill also feel that it would be a retrograde step for the Dominican judicial system if children were to be tried as adults for certain crimes. The fact that children are being used in the drug trafficking business is one of the main reasons for the drafting of the bill.
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