Given the extortion crisis in the country, this Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies approved the new General Extortion Lawwhich punishes this crime with up to 25 years in prison throughout the Federation.
This while in Michoacan the secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuchand the secretary of DefenseRicardo Trevillaspoke with lemon trees, victims of this crime, in a case that recently reached its climax with the murder of their leader.
After the meeting, García Harfuch indicated that security in the entity will be reinforced and that “the murder of Bernardo Bravowho raised his voice against extortion in the Valley of Apatzingan.
The governor participated in the meeting with lemon producers Alfredo Ramirez.
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The federal official highlighted that he went to “Apatzingán, Michoacán, to listen to their concerns and strengthen joint actions against the crimes of extortion and collection of fees. The joint operations of the Security Cabinet, Michoacán Prosecutor’s Office and the State Secretariat of Security will be reinforced, as well as investigation and intelligence actions to protect the productive sector.”
He last October 23, 24 HOURS published that in Durango businessmen are extorted to sell their livestock to hoarders at a price lower than the market price.
In San Lázaro they endorse the General Extortion Law
Meanwhile, the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies endorsed the General Law to Prevent, Investigate and Punish Crimes related to Extortion, which punishes up to 25 years in prison for said crime.
Unanimously, the plenary session of San Lázaro generally endorsed the opinion, with 456 votes in favor, zero against and zero abstentions, on a day with the seats full, due to the end of the blended sessions.
The opinion highlights various provisions of the Federal Penal Codeof the National Code of Criminal Proceduresof the Federal Law against Organized Crimeof the National Domain Forfeiture Law and of the Organic Law of the Judicial Power of the Federation.
The Morenoist deputy Julio César Moreno Rivera He pointed out that “extortion knows no borders, because until today each state of the Republic had its own definition and its own punishment, which generated gaps, contradictions and even impunity,” he stressed.
He reiterated that the law puts the victim at the center and not the criminal and extortion will be investigated ex officio
For his part, the PAN deputy José Guillermo Anaya Llamas He highlighted that the General Law obliges and empowers the three levels of government to act in a coordinated manner, however, this “requires a budget… when we are talking about there being no budget to implement these measures, we are sending the police and the entire judicial system to a war without rifles,” he noted.
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strange reservation
In particular, Ricardo Monreal, coordinator of the deputies of Morenatogether with the parliamentary groups of the Labor Party (PT), Green Environmental Party of Mexico (PVEM) and Citizen Movement submitted a reservation for apply a penalty of five to twelve years in prison and from 600 to 3 thousand Measurement and Update Units to public servants that have powers in the area of prevention, investigation and prosecution of crimes that do not report cases of extortion.
However, In the opinion that was generally endorsed, a sentence of ten to twenty years in prison was proposed for public servants..
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