Lawyer criticizes the Juvenile Code: "It provides impunity for crimes committed by minors."

A horrific incident in the Cancino Adentro sector of the Santo Domingo Este municipality has rekindled the debate over the Juvenile Code. A 14-year-old girl doused another 8-year-old girl with gasoline and set fire to her in a vacant lot, causing severe burns to her face and body. The victim is fighting for her life at the Robert Reid Cabral Hospital. Attorney Amadeo Peralta emphasized that Article 223, paragraph I, of Law 136-03, known as the "…