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05-09-2007, 07:00 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has sent changes in the Penal Code to Congress. Changes covering preventive custody, contempt of court, the arrest process and interrogation process are expected. A total of 48 articles of the Penal Code will possibly be modified at the request of the Executive Branch. There are 449 articles in the original law. One of the articles to be discussed is Article 38 that covers mediation whereby the justice department is limited to settlements regarding child support payments, custody, visiting rights, and any aspect not related to family violence. Article 74, which covers justices of the peace, is also under discussion, and the suggested modifications would allow the magistrates to impose up to three years of preventive custody instead of the two-year maximum now in effect. Lawyer and presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio handed the legislative brief to Julio Cesar Valentin, the president of the Chamber of Deputies.
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