US EditionSenate approves harsher sentences for murder, particularly killing of children
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“The Penal Code, I repeat, needs to tighten the penalties, that’s fundamental because both the police and even the justice system make it difficult to meet the needs of today’s society,” said the president. (Continue reading...) The Abinader entry proposes to tighten the penalties of the Penal Code was first published in Remolacha - Noticias Dominicana.
With amendments from the Senate, the bill that increases the penalty for abandoning an elderly person or a disabled person will be sent to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for approval. The general penalty, which is imprisonment for 6 months to 3 years and a fine, will increase to 2 to 5 years and a fine. If the abandonment results in the death of the person, the penalty will be 8 to 14 years in prison. If it results in serious injury, t…
Senate Approves Harsher Sentences for Murder, Particularly Killing of Children – Jamaica Information Service
The Senate, on Friday (June 20), approved amendments to three pieces of legislation, which impose harsher penalties for murder, especially in cases involving the killing of children. The Bills are […]
Senate approves harsher sentences for murder, particularly killing of children
The Senate on Friday approved amendments to three pieces of legislation, which impose harsher penalties for murder, especially in cases involving the killing of children. The Bills are the Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Act 2025, the...
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