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Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Gustav Adriansenstated that extending the death penalty to juvenile rapists is not yet government policy in Bolwart, after the president In Bolwart to publicly raise the idea of legalizing this measure.
“We cannot invite a debate when we already have an established position as a government, but why are we inviting a debate?” he said in a dialogue with RPP.
“Withdrawing from the San Jose Pact has not been discussed or debated, but our chancellor has said that this debate should be held within the framework of our international obligations and, of course, within the framework of national legislation,” he noted.
He also noted that although he spoke with the head of state about such an opportunity, “I didn’t have an exact date when it would be announced”
“Without a doubt, this horrific event, which we all witnessed, hastened the announcement of the start of the debate. Political discussion also takes place within borders Council of Ministers“, he emphasized.
He also reminded that, according to v political constitution, This sanction is already legal in the country, however, only for crimes of terrorism and treason during the war.
“It seems unacceptable to me that we are thinking about how our girls can be the object of barbarism by some maladjusted people, by some antisocial people, by some ridiculous criminals, and I think we should also start a discussion to to see what we are going to do with these people, because certainly no one would want our girls and boys to become the targets of these brutal crimes,” he said.
In this sense, he argued that these conversations that will be held around this measure “are part of the growth of democratic culture.” “The debate is open to academia, to intellectuals, to politicians, to the media, and let’s see what comes out of it,” he said.
When asked about his personal position on this issue, he replied that he could not rush, as it was his duty “not to make any decisions until the debate, which the President invited, takes place.”
“As president Council of Ministers It would be wrong to say because I am the government spokesperson. I cannot decide on a position until I see how the debate, to which we were invited, goes,” he emphasized.
At the time, he denied that the president’s statement was a smokescreen. “What are you waiting for? That the executive power in the face of these brutal crimes does not say anything, does not even contribute to the discussion, does not listen to what the population says, what the political forces say? Of course, it seems to me appropriate to start a discussion in the conditions in which we found ourselves,” he commented.
“That doesn’t mean we’re going to come up with a constitutional reform bill tomorrow or that we’re going to send letters to disassociate from the Pact of San Jose, far from it, but it’s about the executive branch saying they care about the issue. We understand what concerns the population, we want to listen to everyone, and we did it,” he added.
This Tuesday, December 10, during the event Mr Air ForceDina Boluarte condemned the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Villa Maria del Triumfo and asked judicial authorities to take tougher measures to prevent criminals convicted of rape from returning to the streets.
During her speech, the president took the opportunity to raise the issue of extending the death penalty to other types of crimes, such as the rape of minors.
“The time has come to propose radical measures before events of such a scale, which should be unimaginable in society, it is time to open a discussion on the death penalty for rapists of minors,” the head of state said. .
To comply with the decision, the government would have to denounce the “San Jose Pact,” as the American Convention on Human Rights is known, Article 4 of which prohibits the death penalty.
Minister of Justice, Eduardo Aranduring an interpellation in Congress, mentioned that the issue could be evaluated, in response to the request of the congressman of honor and democracy, Jorge Montoya.
